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1. My Dad- WWII

2.My Grandfather- WWI

3. My Great Uncle – WWI

3+. My father-in-law   WWII (photo not available yet.)

I am grateful for their courage to fight for our freedom, and for the fact that they survived.

(I am also grateful to Rational Jenn for the idea of this tribute.)

Addendum 11/13/09: Catching up on my reading, I came across the following excellent summary of “What We Owe Our Soldiers“:

What we owe these men who fight so bravely for their and our freedom is to send them to war only when that freedom is truly threatened, and to make every effort to protect their lives during war–by providing them with the most advantageous weapons, training, strategy, and tactics possible.

1. On rainy days, its so much easier to get motivated to do those in-door tasks that really need to be done–like laundry, and a letter to my Congresswoman.

2. Something about clouds and rain are oddly calming and contemplative—a nice rest from the usual frenzy.

3. It’s a great excuse to build a fire and eat soup.