Happy Veterans Day

TWIT would like to wish all of the veterans a very Happy Veterans Day, and would like to thank you for serving our country and all of the sacrifices you made. 

I just got home from a Veterans Day celebration at our VFW post.  We held a dinner to honor the WWII veterans.  We had over 200 people in attendance - 53 WWII veterans and their spouses, significant others and children and grandchildren.  Among the 53 WWII veterans were two women vets.  Now, how cool is that? 

In typical post fashion, things were very chaotic, and there were quite a few frustrating moments, but everyone that worked there at the dinner will agree that they did it for the veterans.  About half a dozen auxiliary members were there at 9:30 this morning and we decorated the back hall and got the tables covered in red and blue table cloths.  Then we had about a dozen auxiliary members and a few post members to help with the dinner tonight.  As I write this, the 'Rents and I are worn out; we were even too tired to stop at Taco Tico on the way home to get something to eat.  Now that's tired.  We didn't eat at the dinner because we were afraid the food would run out.  We all said a silent prayer for a loaves-and-fishes miracle, and low and behold, when the meal was over, we had maybe 8 chicken wings left.  So thanks to the Lord that the chicken held out.  And we had green beans and carrots leftover, too.  So all in all, it was a great time.  Dad and I both said we wished we could have sat down with each of the WWII veterans there tonight to hear some of their stories.  We owe them a huge debt of thanks.  I'd like to paraphase a bumper sticker I saw in a magazine:  "If you can read this, thank a teacher.  If you can read this in English, thank a WWII veteran."  Nuff said.