Commander
Second Military District, SVR
Major Mark
R. Day
104
Mullbury Place, Lynchburg, VA 24502
Brothers,
On Monday the
11th of November, our nation will once
again honor the memory of the veterans who have served in its defense. On Veterans Day 1961 then President John F.
Kennedy made the following comments, "I do not believe that any nation in
the history of the world has buried its soldiers father from its native soil
than we Americans - or buried them closer to the towns in which they grew
up." After reading that short
statement, I paused to think and realize that America's veterans have indeed
shed their blood on their native soil and every continent or ocean. Beginning with the soldiers and sailors of
the Revolutionary War and right up to our current operations in
Afghanistan, our nation has relied on
its sons and daughters to offer themselves, their families, and their treasure in sacrifice to
the aims of Freedom and Liberty throughout the world.
This veterans
Day, as we go about the normal chores and duties of home and work, let us
remember that our world remains filled with tension and conflict. America will always have need of Sons and
daughters who are willing to commit to securing the freedom of our people. Veterans Day must never cease to be the day and time when we
stand arm to arm and rank to rank in a salute
to those we owe such an immense debt of gratitude because:
They answered the call to duty
They left their homes to fight
They served with courage and honor
They held back the black veil of night
We owe them our deepest gratitude
We should honor them with our praise
They stood the watch in darkness
They are the bulwark of freedom and truth
Their nobility the light of hope in the midst of crisis
Their lives a testimony to Liberty's dream
May the
Lord God Bless the men and women who have served and who are serving even now. May he protect them and deliver those who
serve in far off places back to their loved ones. Remember the Veterans on Veterans Day and all
the days of the year " lest we forget" the debt we owe to them.
In Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty
Mark R. Day
Commander Second Military District
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