{"id":13577,"date":"2008-11-11T14:32:54","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T21:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/11\/11\/to-the-veterans.html"},"modified":"2008-11-11T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2008-11-11T21:32:54","slug":"to_the_veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/11\/11\/to_the_veterans.html","title":{"rendered":"To the Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I thank you for your service. In things big or small, in wartime or in peace, abroad or at home, many thanks. And some of us do remember<\/a> …<\/p>\n

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What I want this Veteran’s Day, is for Americans to remember what veteran’s fight for in this country. We swear our oath to the Constitution, and for the rights and freedoms of all<\/em> Americans. All<\/em> Americans, every damned one: conservative, liberal, and centrist; gay and straight and transgendered; Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist, agnostic, and other; Black, White, Brown, Yellow, Red, and everything in between. If you truly<\/em> wish to honor veterans, then honor what we fight for, honor what we lay down our lives for, honor what the uniform we wear represents, honor the Constitution we swear our oath to:<\/p>\n

The inalienable right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness for all<\/em> people in equal measure – not just the ones who go to your church, or belong to your political party, or share your skin color and sexual orientation. All people. Take a moment today, and think about it and ask yourself if what you do in life truly honors veterans.<\/p>\n

Enjoy your day. Remember us. Remember why we do what we do.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I thank you for your service. In things big or small, in wartime or in peace, abroad or at home, many thanks. 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