Veteran’s Day - A Chance to Say “Thanks”
November 3, 2008 · Print This Article
My father was 18 years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The next day, he and his friends stood in a line that wrapped around the Navy recruitment office. They were volunteering to defend our freedom. My father would tell you that young men were lying about their ages, just so they could fight against a very real enemy.
I was born in 1964. I do not understand any of the feelings my father’s generation possessed with regard to defending the freedoms they held so dear. It’s not that I don’t want to understand. It’s that I can’t understand.
Until September 11.
On that day, my generation woke up to the reality of a very real enemy, and the inclination deep in our hearts to protect those we love. We were angry, and frustrated, and ready to volunteer. We were scared and confused.
And for the first time in my life, I got it. There was intellectual understanding, with a depth of feeling I had never before experienced.
Veterans are people unlike me. They not only feel deeply about defending America, but they act on those feelings. They put their lives on the line for us. Think about that statement: They put their lives on the line for us.
With a deeply grateful heart, the creative team at Floodgate Productions has created our latest mini-movie. It’s called “A Veteran’s Voice“. If you do nothing else this Veteran’s Day weekend, please pick up this video, and just play it in your worship services. People from my father’s generation, from my generation, and from the upcoming generation need to know that WE APPRECIATE the heart they’ve given us.
If you don’t like the video we’ve created, then please make the time to find another video honoring Veterans. Check here.
Again… let us not forget….
They put their lives on the line.
For you. For me.
I pray the church communicates how grateful we are to these brave and courageous people.
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