Memorial Day TY

[wingdesigner]

To all vets out there who've served their respective countries--thank you.

[cynthia_h]

And from me, too. (Brother, father, both grandfathers, one great-grandfather, and at least one GGGF in the military of either this country or Great Britain.)

Please let me mention the Quilts of Valor project (www.qovf.org), whose mission is to get a quilt into the hands of EVERY service member injured in Iraq or Afghanistan. You have earned this quilt, and we will do our best to get you one. We have delivered 15,000 quilts so far.

Regardless of one's personal politics, please remember that it is these veterans' service which helps keep us free to decide (among many other things) whether and how to grow produce, eat it, keep it, sell it to willing buyers, or just put it back in the compost bin.

And...the military is NOT the government. The military deserves *better* from our government.

Cynthia H.
El Cerrito, CA
USDA Zone 9, Sunset Zone 17

Quilter and Gardener, inter alia

[opabinia51]

Yes, thank you to all veterans out there. We owe our freedom to you. Thank you to the veterans from current wars and from past wars.

[webmaster]

Indeed, thank you.

[TheLorax]

Thank you to wingdesigner for starting this thread.

Thank you to all who have served who keep my family and me safe.

Received this from a brother earlier this morning-

MEMORIAL DAY REMINDER

It is the VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.

[JPlovesflowers]

Good words from everyone. We have much to be grateful for and should certainly not take our freedom for granted!