A Veteran's Service is Appointed by God

by R. Douglass Mahaffey

     Every year, November 11 is Veteran's Day. Some view this day the same as they do Christmas, Easter, 4th of July and Memorial Day, as a day to take off from work or go on road trips to see family, or just take it easy for the day. Life gets in the way for a lot of people and things get overlooked.     
     Tomorrow is a gift and it was God that gave us our freedoms. But God also blessed America with brave men and women who value the price of freedom and weren't afraid to pay freedom's price with their lives.   
      I heard a speech this week from a man named Major Charles Lanfear of the Texas Army National Guard. He told about a man who he had known for years. Major Lanfear did not know until this year that his friend had served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969.     
     When his friend finished telling his story, Major Lanfear immediately thanked him for his service. His friend thanked him, looked him in the eye and said, "You know, you are the first person who has ever thanked me for my service."     
     Major Lanfear Said, "It saddens me that a man could serve his country as valiantly as my friend did, and until 2013, had never been thanked for his military service."     
     To me Veterans Day is about you and I doing our part to make sure that no service member goes unthanked for their sacrifice and service to this country. They sacrifice everything so selflessly, while making sure that we are protected, and that liberty remains in tact and not taken for granted.
     All gave some, but some gave all. Not all veterans have fought, but all veterans have served. Thank them while there's time and when you have the chance.
God Bless our veterans and God bless America!

Sincerely,

R. Douglass Mahaffey - Founder and Publisher of The Wise Conservative.