All Gave Some. Some Gave All
Remember
My entire life I have felt guilty that I did not serve in the military.
Something inside of me has never let me get over that feeling.
I loved playing hockey as a kid and when I learned about the US national team, I quickly gravitated toward that, and that became my purpose to “don the sweater” of the United States and serve my country in that way.
I completed that goal, but the feeling of guilt still never left my body, as it has not today.
There’s a certain fire or a crucible that must be conquered in a man’s life.
I’m not sure if it’s a sense of duty or wanting to serve others or protect others but it’s always been there at least for me.
So I want to take this time to acknowledge and thank those who have put their life in harm’s way for our benefit.
Acknowledge those who have laid down their life for me and my family’s benefit.
Acknowledge those who have sacrificed so much and those who have sacrificed even a little in order that me, my family and my children might have a better and more free and prosperous life.
I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to properly thank or pay back all of those people.
I hope in some way selfishly the work I am doing now to try and question everything and bring education to the masses using first principles and logic (to the best of my ability) is at least a fraction of the repayment I can offer.
“All gave some, and some gave all,” may be my favorite line when it comes to remembering those who heroically served in order that we may enjoy our lives in this great country.
It is all those men and women who have served in the Armed Forces who give credibility and order to this world
It’s those men and women that give the world a sense of security and peace that humans had not known for thousands of years.
Those men and women navigating the waters or flying the dangerous skies or marching around in search of an unknown predator.
It is those people (so many will never be known or forgotten), who give us the chance to live lives where we will know no such danger.
I thank you and I hope that you get all the rewards love and respect you deserve.
Have a beautiful memorial day, and God bless America!