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Thank you for your service
I usually get some of this
Every Memorial Day
And Veterans Day
It makes me feel uncomfortable
My service was so long ago
And nothing to match
The most current crop of veterans
And it makes me annoyed
That veterans only get
Recognized on two days a year
Two days a year! -
If even then
Some people may be sincere
At other times it feels
Like lip-service from those
Who feel they must say something
Two days a year
I didn't serve for empty, PC thanks
Though it is good that
Service is recognized, somehow
But, throughout America
Veterans are embedded within
Their families and communities
Struggling with life
And memories and a society
That doesn't have time
Or understand or care
Trying to make it work
Trying to fit back in
Though sometimes the
Hardest thing a veteran
Can do is try to sleep
Through the night!
So, a Thank you for your service
Can sometimes seem empty
Two days a year
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Some of you may have noticed that the past few postings have been about war and battle and such, leading up to today's posting of Thank You for Your Service. I hope that you will take some time, this Memorial Day weekend, to remember the original purpose behind this time and give a nod, however briefly, to our men and women in our military services and to all our veterans out there.