God Bless Our Veterans! By Calvin E. Johnson, Jr.
Sunday, November 11th, is Veterans Day. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of November, the parade will stop as the bugler plays 'taps' to those who did not come home. Let's never forget our Veterans.
The movie 'The Flags of our Fathers', depicting the famous Battle of Iwo Jima, touched me because my Uncle Lewis was there. He proudly served with the 1st Marine Division. My late uncle was named after his Great Grandfather Lewis Milton Griffith who served in the 39th Mississippi Regiment, Company B., during the War Between the States.
What does Veterans Day mean to you? To me it is a day to remember men like Patrick Henry who said:
"It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists but by Christians, not on religion but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
And George Washington who led his troops in prayer before they crossed the Delaware River on a cold-snowy night and surprised the British and Hessian Troops on December, 26, 1776.
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