I have no doubt that this is going to be a repost, but this is the first time I've seen this.

I watced this video and posted it to my Facebook page with the following comments that I wanted to share with all of you.

I know that Memorial Day has passed. It's not Veterans Day, it's not the Fourth of July or any other national holiday, but I saw this video and I had to share it.

I won't lie, when I watched this simple message, I teared up.

As I watched it, I thought of my mothers father who served in the Army during and after WWII. He now rests in Arlington National Cemetery.

I thought of my mothers mother who was a nurse in WWII.

I thought of both of my fathers parents who worked so hard in a bomber plant in Kansas City during WWII, building bombers which helped to save American lives and preserve our way of life.

I thought about my Father In Law who fought in WWII and was captured as a POW by the Nazi's in the last days of the war in Europe. He won't talk about it, mostly because he watched his best friend killed while standing right next to him.

I thought of my many friends who have served or are still serving; some who never made it home alive or in one piece. All whose lives are forever changed by their experiences.

I also thought of all of the rest of you - my family, friends and acquiantances. While I was never called to serve in a combat zone, I served for you.

No matter how you feel about the national policies which have our brave men & women serving in harms way, remember that most of these brave souls despise war as much as the "enlightened protester" holding signs & spitting on service members. The difference between the two is the service member understands that there is a cost to maintain our freedom and they've chosen to stand between you and the evil that awaits us. They fight for God & Country, and mostly, for YOU!