When we count our Blessings, we should always remember to thank God for the rights and freedoms that we enjoy as citizens of the United States of America. Our freedoms were not free! They were paid for with the blood, sweat , tears and even the lives, of honorable men and women who served their country with dignity and loyalty. Remember them with love and gratitude, not just on Veteran's Day or Memorial Day, but everyday.

How many men, and women were left behind from our wars? How many are STILL unaccounted for. You would be surprised. REMEMBER OUR POWs and MIAs and pray for their return,or an accounting.

I come from a long line of American Veterans, tracing them back to my great-grandfather who was a drummer boy in the Civil War, my Grandfather, a veteran of World War I, my Dad a veteran of World War II, and my brother and my husband, both veterans of Viet Nam. Each day I thank God for them and the service they gave to this country and I proudly salute the flag they carried in battle. Old Glory, the Stars and Stripes.