Veterans Day e-mail from the President of the United States~

Thank you


President Barack Obama
show details 8:48 AM (3 hours ago)

William --
Today, on Veterans Day, my message to you is simple: Thank you. Thank you for your selfless service, for your valor, and for your strength of purpose that make all of us proud to be Americans.

Today, Americans will pause amidst a great conversation about the future of our nation to take a moment and recognize your service to our democracy -- a service that guarantees us all the liberty to engage freely in that conversation, no matter what our views may be.

We know that we owe you a debt that cannot be repaid. But we can and will fulfill our nation's promise to stand by you and your loved ones. That is why we've worked hard for better care for our veterans, and why we provided the largest increase in Veterans Administration funding in history.

Today, we honor those Americans past and present who've served on battlefields from Lexington to Antietam, Normandy to Manila, Inchon to Khe Sanh, Ramadi to Kandahar. You have defended our freedom on land, and at sea, and in the air.

You reflect the diversity that makes this America. You share a patriotism beyond question. And you share the same unflinching courage, selfless compassion, and uncommon camaraderie that -- when faced with the tragedy of a despicable and heartbreaking attack last Thursday -- the soldiers and civilians of Ft. Hood humbly revealed to the world.

You and your loved ones are the patriotic men and women we honor today, Veterans Day. And you are the men and women we shall honor every day, in times of war and times of peace, so long as our nation endures.

Thank you.

President Barack Obama

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My heartfelt thanks and moment of remembrance of those I served with, gone before, didn't return, maimed due to WAR, as well as those who remain in the service to this nation, you are not forgotten, at the least not on this, your day by this Veteran and this President .

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At the risk of going off topic and venturing into the political realm:
I was a cash supporter of both his primary campaign and then too his Presidential Campaign during which many polls of issues of personal importance were e-mailed along with near daily post election issue updates. So I suppose the Veterans issue check-box and then crosschecking could be inferenced also, in my case. Although, I know I did mention it (my being a Veteran) in some of my e-mail replies on the pertinent issues at different times we have exchanged... Yeah 'ell, me and Barry go WAAAYYY back lol

But seriously, our being grateful for the service of our Veterans of War is something different and aside of the politics which sends them or not. Please let us keep the thread on topic and not purposely interject politics when that was not the intent of the thread, at all.

Thanx,

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