In half an hour, I'm out with my family to attend one of Toronto's many ceremonies to honour our Vets. When I was young and a more firebrand lefty, I was not always on side with the respect and thanks that should have been given. I missed opportunities I truly regret, and now, for at least a generation, I attend every year.
God bless them all and the sacrifice they have given.
Here are a couple of uplifting tokens in their honour.
“It is the Veteran, not the Preacher, who has given us freedom of Religion.”
“It is the Veteran, not the Reporter, who has given us freedom of the Press.”
“It is the Veteran, not the Poet, who has given us freedom of Speech.”
“It is the Veteran, not the Campus Organizer, who has given us freedom to Assemble.”
“It is the Veteran, not the Lawyer, who has given us the right to a Fair Trial.”
“It is the Veteran, not the Politician, who has given us the Right to Vote.”
“ Freedom isn’t Free.”
Dorothy Jamieson
(Dorothy served in The Ladies in Waiting in France during World War Two and was decorated by Winston Churchill.)
" A Pittance of Time", which can be viewed here:
http://www.terry-kelly.com/