Thanking a Veteran

On March 31, my family and I stopped at McDonalds before going to a church service. While waiting while my dad ordered our food, I saw an elderly couple come to the door. Doing what my parents have taught me, I went over and opened the door for them. It wasn't until later that I noticed the man's hat said WWII - Korean War Veteran.

Once I was done with my food, I decided that I would go over and thank him for fighting for our freedom. I was a little nervous. I usually don't just walk up to people I don't know and talk. But I went over and said (now I don't know if this is word for word), "Sir, I want to thank you for serving our country." He smiled and thanked me for what I did. My family was nearby and came over and started talking. We found out that they were Christians too and their son actually pastored a church not far from us. Then the veteran said to me to "always follow God and don't go after anything else." That meant a whole lot to me, coming from one of America's heroes.

So, to all those reading this, if you see one of our soldiers, thank them for thier sacrifice. God uses them to keep America safe and help other countries be free.

Thank Our Troops!