Happy Veterans Day 2017,,,

Happy Veterans Day 2017.. Inspired by life..

    I would Like to Say Happy Veterans Day to all living and not , who have fought and served this great country we call the United States of America. The one thing more than anything else about my 20 years plus of military service , that I miss is the friendships and comaraderie, I had with all my shipmates , Marines , Airman and Soldiers I served with , the multi service commands I was a part of the ships with Marines onboard , the Navy seals we took to dangerous lands.  But we all enjoyed the idea we had a mission in life which was protect one another, no matter what! I know we often teased or talked shit about one another , but we are brothers when the enemy was concerned. I know the times we had to take dead or wounded members , it hurt every time we did this. We never took anyone's lives for granted,, I know publicly we were supermen, but inside , we cried and died each time we had to bring dead members on board, one thing is the smell of death is like no other smell in life,, Yea you can say it smells like shit , but its even deeper than that , but as Veterans of foreign wars we moved on and carried on , despite the death and misery we saw every day and every operation we partook in. I know many of you can never imagine or really want to. I wish i could forget , because many times at night I cant sleep because of the death and suffering I saw throughout my career. The suicides , the friendly fire , the accidents that happen will never leave my mind, and because of that everytime I hear the National Anthem and see the American Flag wave, I take honor for what that means to me. I have no arguments with protesters , but kneeling , or holding arms or not paying proper tribute really burns me up , Maybe I,n brain washed maybe I.m too patriotic, but I saw too many bad things happen in my life to give the flag the honor it deserves because not only military members die in conflict .. Remember 9/11 all those killed were innocent civilians who gave their life for this country and because of that day Everything changed for better or worse. So on this Veterans day take time to thank a Veteran , a retiree because we did it for love of this country and a purpose , only serving can provide, One of the greatest heroes is the Late Pat Tillman who played for the Arizona Cardinals and turned down millions to become a Army Ranger.. TO me,, he worthy of all the honor and pride a true hero deserves.. May God Bless our current military and those Veterans who have served this wonderful country we call The United States of America !!
Paras productions @2017