Yet another year comes and goes. We find ourselves in a State of War. Two if you want to be technical about it. Three if you include the invasion from the South. As families get together and celebrate togetherness, let us not forget the Men and Women who have stepped into the shoes of the American Military. Who have given their lives for this country. Not because they were told to do so, but because they loved this country and all it stands for.

Think of the Men and Women who are now serving over seas. These patriots who find them selves in "Harms Way". Only there because they feel a sense of duty to protect the rest of us from those who want to kill us.

Remember dearly as they walk their posts, go on patrol and make it safe for the rest of us to sleep soundly at night. Only to have their President pass up the time honored ceremony of the Wreath Laying at Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier so that he can have a vacation. A short ceremony that pays respect to those who have fallen. It only takes a few hours, but he does not have time for this. Instead he needs to be in Chicago, family time, and then back to Washington for a party with Sir Paul McCartney.