Q: In light of 11.11.11 and Veteran’s Day tell us about your favorite solider and how he or she is saving the world. Fictional or real life.
A. First off, Happy Veteran’s Day to every past and present member of our military! I am thankful to every one of them for their service and sacrifice. My grandfathers, both who have passed, were also veterans and I am grateful for all the soldiers like them who have been willing to risk their lives for us.
My step-brother Josh is the only relative I have that is in the military, and he is currently serving in the Air Force in Japan. My book club friend Amy recently went to Afghanistan for several months as a surgeon in the Army. She sent me some beautiful scarves from over there. My husband’s friend, Charles, is serving in the Marine Corp. He recently returned from Africa where he was involved in deterring pirates. He will next be doing other jobs overseas, but he wasn’t allowed to go into details.
Happy Veteran’s Day!
I'm so proud of all of our veterans!
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Wow you know a lot of people in the military and I hope they all stay safe!
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ReplyDeleteWow! You do know a lot of soldiers! I couldn't think of any from my family. And I wasn't 100% if my grandpa served or not. He might have done something, but I really can't remember what it was...
ReplyDeleteSo I chose fictional!
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ReplyDeleteYou know a lot of people in the army! I hope they all stay safe.
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:) Great post today. It's amazing so many members of your family were in the armed forces. Very brave!
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I'm a new follower of yours. Cheers to all the wonderful people in your family serving! God bless them and I hope she will be safe.
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Lots of military connections. Good luck to them all. Stopping by to return the FF. Thanks for stopping by this week.
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ReplyDeleteThank your step-brother for his service to our country.
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Happy Veterans Day, too!
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Some people have friends and/or family who served or who is serving in the military. Other people aren’t really keen on the long-standing war and really have no answer at all.
ReplyDeleteAs for me? I don’t know anyone who is serving or who has served so I decided to go with what I want and chose a fictional soldier as an answer. The thing is, I had four prime candidates! I did eventually end up with one with a lengthy explanation. Care to know who it is? Follow me back to http://www.howardsherman.net and find out!
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Happy Veteran's Day!
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I'm a new follower. Love your background! I own two dachshunds, and so could stare at the picture at the top all day! So cute! Great answer to the question too. :-)
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