Are we truly thankful for those who safeguard our freedom everyday?

There won’t be many words in this post.   Just images.   Images of those who sacrifice their time and service to protect our freedom.   Our own United States Military.   This weekend, as you sit around large tables filled with families and your feast.   Stop.  Take a moment.  Say a prayer for our troops, both near and far who guard the sanctity of our nation each and every day.  

For those whom we are truly thankful.

For those whom we are truly thankful.

Operation Red Wings Angel Flight - coming home to rest in peace.

Operation Red Wings Angel Flight – coming home to rest in peace.

Can you help carry the load?

Can you help carry the load?

Giving Hope!

Giving Hope!

Standing up for the next mission.

Standing up for the next mission.

Air evacing victims from the tsunami in the Philipines.

Air evacing victims from the tsunami in the Philipines.

UN humanitarians

Providing for those who have not.

Saving a brother in Afghanistan.

Saving a brother in Afghanistan.

The Veterans Memorial Gold Star Healing and Peace Garden

This guest post by @Jrcclark1 is being re-blogged to honor our Veterans and thank them for their service.

Honor the Victims of Terrorism

Star   Like all mothers who have lost a loved one during military conflict, Cher Kondor struggled to find a means of emotional catharsis in the midst of her sorrow. Killed by an improvised explosive device (IED), her son, Army SPC Martin Kondor, became a casualty of the Iraq War on April 29, 2004 – and his death served as the inspiration behind a unique monument known as the Veterans Memorial Gold Star Healing & Peace Garden, located in York City, Pennsylvania. Constructed for the initial cost of $750,000, the garden honors the memory of Pennsylvania’s war dead, especially those lost to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Realization of the memorial came about in large degree from the efforts of Ms. Condor, who remembers hugging her son for the last time at the Philadelphia International Airport in January of 2004. Posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple…

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