To America’s Veterans, Thank You

Across America, veterans are opening up shops, dropping their kids off at school, and checking in on old friends.

Some talk openly about their time in uniform. Others rarely bring it up.

Today, we want each of them to hear something worth saying more often.

Thank you for serving our country.

There’s a part of military service most of us only see from the outside.

It’s the birthday you call home for because you can’t be there.

It’s the job that has to be done at three in the morning, in weather everyone else is glad to sleep through.

It’s learning to trust the person beside you and doing everything you can to be worthy of that same trust.

We’re grateful, too, for the families who carried so much at home.

For the spouses who made hard days work, the kids who counted down to homecoming, and the parents who kept their phones close.

Your sacrifices deserve to be remembered.

If there’s a veteran in your life you’ve been meaning to call, today’s a good day to pick up the phone.

Ask how they’re doing. Give them time to answer. And if they feel like sharing a story, listen.

To every American veteran, wherever and whenever you served, thank you for the years you gave, the work you did, and the people you looked after along the way. We’re grateful for you.

The Daily Skrape