Honor and respect to all the warriors out there, from all wars, and no matter if you fought on the side we think is right. Veterans all over the world do their duty as they see it, and it's only right to give them their due for that dedication.
As I was growing up, I would look at the photo albums that my Mom had compiled, and be puzzled about something. finally I asked her "Why are there so many pictures of all the women in the family with no men in them?" The answer should have been obvious, all the men had gone to war. My mom and her 4 sisters, and 2 sister-in-laws, and who knows how many cousins were all war brides at the same time. And most of them had gone to work in places that made products to assist the 'war machine'. So, even tho they themselves never were actual Veterans, my applause to the women as well, for supporting those warriors who took care of all of us.
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