It's Christmastime, Hanukah and very nearly Kwanza, but not everyone gets to be home for the holidaze. Many of our men and women in uniform are overseas right now, in deserts and mountains, when they'd much rather be with their wives and husbands, lovers and friends, children and parents. In an ideal world, that's where they'd be. But our world is far from ideal.
They are not forgotten in this season--not even in the usually snarky land of Bring Your Action Figure to Work Day.
In their honor, we have a serviceman (a vintage '70s G.I. Joe), a servicewoman (a G.I. Jane helicopter pilot from 1997) and Bob Hope, who spent many of his 100 years entertaining servicemen and servicewomen all over the world (and was honored with his own G.I. Joe figure in 1998). And, of course, Rudolph, Clarise and the Bumble stand with them. (Hey, they can be patriotic too, y'know.)
Seriously, though: I hope, as this year comes to a close, wherever the light falls on the men and women who serve our nation this holiday--near or far, in safety or danger-- that they stay safe and warm, that they are well cared for should they come to harm, that they come back home to the ones they love and who love them soon.
It's a season for making wishes and hoping they come true. That doesn't seem like a bad one to make.
1 comment:
I join you in the hope that the men and women of our armed forces be especially blessed during the holiday season. I hope that every American, no matter their opinion of our military involvement overseas, wishes only the best for them as well.
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