A Tribute

I can remember being in Middle School and on Veteran's Day, we had an assembly in the gym.

A few weeks before the assembly, our teachers handed us some red, white, and blue starts to put the names of the Veteran's on them. I can remember sitting down with my Grandma and learning about my family and who was in the service. My dad, great uncles, uncle, and aunt. It was quite a learning experience with me and it gave me time to sit with my Grandma at the kitchen table. At the time I just wanted to get them done and be done with the project. But looking back I realized that I had gained a lot of knowledge about my family history.

So many of these times and wishes are starting to catch up with me. Paying more attention to my social studies classes, so I know more now. But I've also realized that things that I didn't think I was ever going to use, it's starting to come back to me now. It's so weird to say, "hey, I know that answer!" And realizing it was something I learned in High School and didn't think I would ever use it in real life. I guess I should have listened.

I am so grateful to have a country like ours. I am thankful for all of the men and women who served in the services for me and for my life!