Veterans Day 2022

Today we celebrate Veterans Day, which began as Armistice Day to celebrate the end of World War 1. Hostilities ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of eleventh month of 1918 and the world celebrated. They celebrated not only the end of the war, but the return of their brave ones. Today we call it Veterans Day, but we still celebrate our eleventh hour men and women.

Much like the minute men of old, our soldiers could be called eleventh hour citizens. They are the ones who are first to stand in a crisis, and the last ones standing to the bitter end of a conflict. Our freedom is held dear, and dearly fought for by men and women who paused their own schedules, plans, and dreams to defend the American Dream itself.

We are so thankful for their sacrifice, their honor, and their love for freedom. Thank you is far from enough, but it is truly heartfelt. Thank you for always being the ones needed, at the right moment, day or night, to reinforce the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.