Allow me to express my thanks to the folks who served, wherever they served, whatever the job.

I held a high lottery number near the end of the Viet Nam war and never had to test my imaginary reactions to a draft notice. Others did, and that's part of the reason I didn't have to. Thanks for that.

I'm in a line of work now which some folks consider dangerous and which people sometimes describe as heroic. To take nothing away from my brothers and sisters who have been broken and killed in fires, we are paid better for what we do than people of equal or better rank in armed service and...here's the point...we can choose to go home. Certainly there will be far reaching consequences, but we can turn our backs on the job and just drive home. Not a choice for folks under arms.

So, thanks to those, career, volunteer, or draftee, who went and did the job. Whatever the circumstances, or their intention, they did it, and paid for it one way or another.

Every veteran I know will understand that this is just thanks, not a debate.

Dave