[I’m unplugged and home from work today and tomorrow for a little mental health vacation, but I’ve pre-scheduled some posts. Today, I’m reposting my Veteran’s Day tribute to my father from last year, with a tweak here or there.]
On Dec. 14, my father will have been dead for 11 years. It doesn’t hurt any less than it did 11 years ago, and tears are in my eyes as I type this post. Although my father is no longer with us, I want to thank him today, on Veteran’s Day. He was an MP in the Air Force in Vietnam, and he was proud to have served his country. I hope you will take a minute to read the essay I wrote about him in 2008, “Memories From the Daughter of a Vietnam Veteran,” which Mrs. Lieutenant author Phyllis Zimbler Miller posted on her blog. And I hope you will take a minute to remember the sacrifices of the men and women who fought and died for our country over the years and to thank those who continue to serve our country. I only wish I had been old enough and wise enough when my father was still alive to tell him how proud I am of him.
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That’s a lovely tribute to your father, Anna!
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Anna, your father’s a great man and this is a lovely tribute to him.
I personally know of a few veterans who are alive but injured while serving and these men and women are wonderful people. God bless all of them.
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What a lovely tribute to your father.
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Thanks for sharing your memories of your father. Please know that I appreciate and thank him.
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Veterans seems to be in the lives of many more these days as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue. When will humanity ever learn to live in peace.
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What an appropriate tribute to your father. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Beautiful tribute, Anna.
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He knows, Anna. What a lovely tribute.
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Anna, Your father was a great guy! And I am sure he is very proud of you. What a lovely tribute!
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He knows that you’re proud of him!! What a wonderful tribute!!
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Thank you all for the kind words. They mean a lot to me.
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This is a lovely tribute to your father.
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Thanks, Naida!
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What a beautiful tribute, Anna. I’m sure you share all those special memories with The Girl so she knows your father thru you.
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Thanks! I tell her about him all the time, so she knows he loved her from the moment I told him I was pregnant, even though he never got the chance to see her.
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