Remembering our Veterans

This photograph, taken on Memorial Day 2011, reminds me that it is the young people like Julia Basford seen here that sacrifice the most. Sometimes it seems inconceivable that anyone would be willing to sacrifice themselves for their country. Yet men and women do it daily. This is why I ache when I realize that most young people really don't have a clue about all the sacrifices made on their behalf. I know it seems like I'm bashing them by saying that...and that there are some young people out there that do care. Unfortunately they haven't stepped forward as yet or they have been pressured by their peers not to care.

We need to remember our veterans though. We can't let the sacrifices that are being made even now go unnoticed amid the barbecues and cookouts. It would be a crying shame for those that are now serving like Julia Basford to come home without being recognized for their service. What message are we sending if we continue to ignore and not give honor to those who made the ultimate sacrifice? Are we in fact saying that it doesn't matter? It is criminal not to take some time, either by attending a ceremony, cleaning up a grave site or thanking an individual veteran for their service.

So what do we do about this? Can we stick our heads in the sand and ignore the sad facts that most of the ceremonies are attended by older folk? Do the young people have to be forced to care about the country they live in or is it only a matter of time before it really won't matter at all because we're one big global community?

Words to think about....as we head towards that one world government.