Today was a very special day for me.  For one I was actually off of work and second I got to spend the day with my son Brian.  Brian is an US Army Veteran who served in Iraq during the second Gulf War and is currently full time Alabama National Guard serving as a recruiter in Birmingham.  We spent the day working on a rustic cooler, pictures of which I will post tomorrow.  It was great to spend time with my son and to actually spend Veterans Day with an actual Veteran.
      My dad was a veteran of WWII but he always had to work on Veterans Day so this is the first time that I can remember that I actually spent Veterans Day with a true veteran.  I am so proud of my son and his service to our country, no matter how screwed up it is at the present time.  The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA will ALWAYS be the greatest country in the world no matter who is trying to screw it up.  Our men and women that serve in our military deserve our greatest gratitude.  No more should a soldier be looked down upon for their service.
      Ours is the greatest country on earth and we have truly lost our way - our country was built upon the idea that JESUS is our Savior and GOD is the one true god.   Politicians have tried many times to dispel this truth but we have to believe that in the end that our belief in GOD will prevail.  Our men and women in our military put their lives on the line every day to protect us and there shouldn't be a day in our lives that we don't thank them.  We don't need a holiday to do this - it is our civic duty to shake the hand of EVERY man and woman that has served.  We certainly can't  shake the hands of those that never came back but we should always remember them in our prayers.
     I challenge each and everyone of you to shake the hand of anyone wearing the uniform of our military the next time you see one, I know I do.  Change begins with each of us, how about we begin changing our country one step at a time and bring it back to the country we once loved and cherished.  In a few years we will have that chance, LETS MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!