Thankful, Grateful

I remain humbly grateful to those who gave life or limb in the service of our nation.

I remain thankful that it is not my turn to be in the breach today, that I am home and my big worries are how much I'll 'get done' today, vice whether my actions will equal those of my brothers in arms as we work to keep each other alive while we kill the enemy.  It's a lucky few who get to do that job well, but I'm happy to have a different role than that one today.

I'm also grateful and thankful that when it was my turn to be 'downrange', I did the job without letting down my team mates.  Takeoffs equalled landings, and we all still have our fingers and toes.

"Saving Private Ryan" said it all:  "Earn this."  Let us do so.