http://www.houseofkoenig.com/blog A travelers wishes Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:06:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.houseofkoenig.com/blog/veterans-day/ http://www.houseofkoenig.com/blog/veterans-day/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:51:25 +0000 Matt http://www.houseofkoenig.com/blog/?p=445 Today was Veterans Day here in the US.  It originally started as Armistice Day as a commemoration of the end of World War I and made a national holiday in 1938 by President Woodrow Wilson.  Veterans Day is about honoring those who wore or continue to wear the uniform of our armed services.  These are the men and women who choose to serve our country.  They choose to fight for our freedoms and protect us from harm.  But while they are protecting us who is protecting them?  Who protects them from those who take advantage of their sacrifice and needlessly put them into harms way?  Much like the sidearm of a police officer our military should be used as a last resort when all diplomatic discussions have failed.  Our men and women who proudly serve should know that when they get deployed there is a damn good reason why.  I salute all the men and women serving today.  May your sacrifices not be in vain.

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