[AT] Thank You Vets

[Grant Brians]

I was not in the military and I think it is a good thing that I was not. 
Because I am highly logical and analytical, my likelihood is that either 
I would have been kicked to Officers Training School or the Brig! I have 
had huge issues with many of the missions our military has been in over 
the years, but always been able to differentiate between the 
contributions to our and the world's safety versus the times we had no 
business sending our military on particular missions.
      I salute the contributions of many of my relatives and so many 
others in WWII, WWI, Korea and other activities. I am thankful to not 
have been the Commander in Chief having to decide to send them into 
harms way and salute the wise decisions and agonize over the clearly 
wrong ones.
      Also, I like to think about the original name and purpose of this 
day - Armistice Day. It was intended to remind us of the horrors of war 
and to strive to avoid it when possible, to fight when necessary and to 
be eternally vigilant for threats to liberty and freedom. May we all 
think in those terms!
             Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of vegetables, 
nuts and fruit

On 11/11/2015 10:26 AM, Chuck Bealke wrote:
> Y’all. Don’t know where the country is going in the future, but I know
> a big reason we have done so well to date.
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> www.JustACommonSoldier.com <http://www.justacommonsoldier.com/>
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> On another note, hope to post a few  late Portland pictures by and by.
> Several trips, the slow death of a friend, switching
> from Windows to Mac, the sale of my web hosting
> outfit to a less accessible bunch are convenient excuses.
> A bigger reason is that I lack focus and am too slow.
>
> Chuck
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