We always try to do something special on Veteran's Day. Normally we will go to The Golden Corral for their dinner. This year we will have to stay home (as explained below) due to some challenges with the car.However, I am fixing soup and homemade bread for my husband in honor of the veteran in our home. I baked the carrot cake yesterday.
He was one of those Vietnam Vets who did not receive a pleasant welcome upon returning to the States. I didn't know him at that time. I met him when he was getting his graduate degree on the GI Bill. When we met, I was a few weeks from turning 18 and he was 25. That was a lifetime ago!
So this house sends out prayers to everyone who has worn the uniform of our country. Thank you.
2 comments:
Brenda,
I didn't know your hubby was a Vietnam veteran. It saddens me to think of how they were treated. Please give him a warm gracious thank you and a handshake from my husband and myself. We owe our freedoms today to every veteran and soldier serving our country. My dad was a WWII veteran.
I'll give him thank you and I'll make the handshake a hug. :)
Yes, these men were treated horribly. Many would come home in uniform and be called baby killers at the airport. It is very sad.
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