Today is Veterans day, an annual America holiday honoring military veterans. Again..I am thinking how this year it feels different. Usually I am thinking about a day off, relaxation and a chance to not have to think. But today I am doing exactly the opposite, all I can do is think. Think about what are troops are feeling today, who they are missing at home, if they are tired, if they are hungry. I'm thinking about my cousin Sam in Afghanistan. Older than me by a month....the little kid I used to build forts with in the back yard and steal candy from Grandad's office...my beer drinking buddy and hysterical accomplice in crime. I cannot believe that today we are in such different worlds. I feel so different on this Veterans day. I am so proud of him and all the men and women who are fighting as well as those who have fought for our country. I am here, on my comfy cozy couch because of the work they do. I am just in awe. Amazed at the bravery and honor they bare. Today I am so proud of my family and the country that we call home.
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