In school today, we talked about what it means to be a veteran. We talked about war...and honor.
Though I hate war, we honor our veterans.
We talked about family members and friends who have served or are serving the country by way of the military. It was a good talk. It was a thoughtful talk with lots of questions...some of which I don't have the answers for.
To top it all off, we attended the Veterans Day parade in Albany, OR. I heard at least five times that it's the "LARGEST VETERANS DAY PARADE THIS SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI!" The boys really enjoyed it. I have to say, though I've lived here all my life, I have never been to the parade. It was a good experience and I'm sure we'll attend again.
Perhaps I'll write more on my thoughts about it later....if I find the time.
I too HATE war. I just don't disagree with it. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteOh, my thoughts are too many for blog conversation...but we can talk more about it later. I had a very thoughtful day yesterday.
ReplyDeleteAs did I...on this topic. Really turning a corner in the battles (pun intended) between two ways of thinking.
ReplyDelete* I meant to say the battles in my own mind *
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