The word hero gets thrown around a lot in our day and age. “Hero” is used to describe athletes, famous people, and those that parade themselves around trying to get attention for playing the victim in some way.
These are not heroes.
There has to be the element of sacrifice involved in order for someone to be a hero.
We have many military veterans in our country that have served us in a vast number of ways. They often retire and as my father-in-law, an Army infantry vet, once said to me, “get put out to pasture.”
So little fanfare do they get and they sure wouldn’t ask for it. They served us, gave up a lot, and they definitely don’t get months and months of celebrations where nearly every major corporation bends over backward to celebrate them.
And that’s fitting. Heroes don’t do it for the glory; they do it because they want to do something bigger than themselves—it’s not about them.
Today, though, we honor our veterans. Thank you to those that have served to be the gap between us and the bad guys. This military spouse will always be grateful to you.
Happy Veterans’ Day!
