| My grandfather who passed away this past August fought in World War II as part of the Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre. He told us stories about the war and his service in Australia, he talked about the good, the bad and when he was honorably discharged when his tour was up. He recalled walking home from the train station to his home in Ashland, Wisconsin. No one knew he would be home that day, the letters had not reached home yet. He walked through the streets with out any fanfare, he returned home found a job and went on with his life. He married my grandmother when I was just three. |  |
| My mother's father, also my grandfather and a man I never met. He passed away a year before I was born. He too went to fight in World War II, also part of the Army Air Corps, he fought in European Theatre and was honorably discharged following the end of the War. Although I never met my grandfather, heard the stories of the war he fought, our family has a history of his service with the letters he sent home to my great aunt. Those letters have been passed down to my mother who now holds the stories of his time serving our country. |  |
So today I thank my grandfathers, one I spent countless hours with and one I never met, for their service and my freedoms. For without them we would not enjoy the basic freedoms we have today.
And to all the veterans, young and old, near and far, we take a moment today to thank you for your service, for your sacrifice, and for your honor as you fought, as you fight or as you will fight to keep our country free.
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