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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Remember

This is Steven Petrick Posting.

Ninety two years ago, on the eleventh hour, "The Great War", or "The War to End All Wars", supposedly came to an end.

It did not really as what happened then was merely a cease-fire. Peace treaties would take years more to finally officially end it. And in many places in the world shooting associated with the war continued (to include some U.S. troops fighting Bolsheviks in what would soon be the Soviet Union).

For most Americans this is simply a day off.

For a few, this is another day when they will place themselves between that faceless majority and the potential horror of another 9/11/01. Another day when they will be called on to visit a village where the Taliban have executed women for daring to seek an education. Another day when the road they are driving on may have a mine in it. Another day in which someone may approach with a bomb wrapped around his body.

As you enjoy your own vacation, remember that others are paying for it with their sweat, and may pay for it with their blood. And remember that thousands of others have in the past paid with their sweat and blood so that you can be safe today to enjoy your holiday.

Take just a little time in the day to remember what this day is about and to give thanks that their are men and women who even today are placing themselves between you and horror.