My Veterans Day

 I got to give a bag of chocolates and veteran trinkets to a 101 year-old Veteran of World War II, the Korean and the Vietnam wars.  It was a very nice Veterans Day.  How cool is that?  It’s kind of like just hitting me now.  That’s not exactly a common experience to have on  a Veterans Day.  How lucky am in 2026 to have been able to thank such an amazing veteran who also established a beautiful veterans war memorial in the state of Texas where our community Veterans Day ceremonies take place.

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