Veteran's Day

I was donating plasma today, and I was able to watch the ending of one military movie, and I think mostly half of another one. The second one was called "Taking Chance", and was about a marine escorting a casualty back to his hometown. That and the first one... Whew. If I was a crier, I would've cried during both of those movies. Even though they're movies, to get some kind of insight of what it's like to literally put your life on the line to save your country, being totally selfless and giving your life to save the lives of your group (one marine threw himself on a grenade to save his comrades), knowing full well what you're leaving behind... It's eye-opening. And then to watch someone escort a fellow marine or soldier home for their funeral (one of the escorts was taking his own brother home)... I couldn't help but think "wow, and I thought MY job was dangerous?" Yeah, there's dangers in my job, but they pale considerably when compared with those who are part of convoys, or those on the front lines, special forces, SEALs... Just... Wow.

In honor of Veteran's Day coming up, from one service member to many, THANK YOU for your willingness to be selfless, and to be willing to take that chance of losing your life to save the lives of countless others.