With our Veteran's Day celebration last Tuesday and the letter that Mr. Riederer read in chapel from a member of our church in the military, we were reminded of the sacrifice made for our freedoms. Many men and women have died in the last 250 years to keep America a great country with many freedoms and rights. Write a letter to any serviceman or woman (you can make up a name) and thank him or her for the sacrifice made for our freedoms. Your letter can be specific to a veteran of a particular war (The Revolutionary War, The Civil War, WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The War in Iraq, etc...) or it can just be a letter thanking the veteran for all of the freedoms you have. Be specific when you thank him/her and tell him/her the rights and freedoms you are most grateful for and why(the freedom of religion, speech, the freedom from slavery, etc...).
Here is a poem to inspire you:
It is the VETERAN, not the preacher,who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN, not the courtswho has given us the right to keep and bear arms
It is the VETERAN, not the reporter,who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN, not the poet,who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer,who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the VETERAN, not the politician,Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the VETERAN, who salutes the Flag, and serves under it.
39 comments:
Dear soilder-
Thank you for all of the sacrifices you have made. You didn't have to choose to go to war, but instead of thinking of yourself, you thought about our country's freedom. When I come home from school, and just go on my big, fluffy chair and watch Hannah Montana, or Drake and Josh, I think to myself "What the perfect life I have". But then I think of the people over in Iraq just like you. You probobly don't even have a TV. And when I'm in basketball, and my coach yells at me, I just think of how hard it is for you. All in all, I just want to say THANK YOU!!!!
From-Megan:)
Dear Solider
Thank you for defending our country. If it wasn’t for you I might not be here right now. You have saved many lives you have fought for our freedom and rights like the freedoms of religion, press, speech, fair trial and to vote. I will never forget what you have done for the United States of America you are truly a hero. Not every solider gets the individual respect they deserve and you do deserve great respect. sometimes when I think of the solders fighting don’t have the casualties that we have I fell bad. We have family while you sit fighting war and knowing at any given second you could die. Thank you. ☺
To Grandpa and Uncle Bob (who were former soldiers),
Thank you for fighting for our freedom. It means a lot to me that you accepted the call. I can’t thank you enough. The meaning of “soldier” to me is simple: a hero. And that is what you are. You did something that most people can’t do, and that is to risk your lives. I do not think people understand how terrifying it was. Anyway, I’m glad your home safe now with your family. I’m sure it was hard leaving them in the first place. Thanks again for fighting for our country.
-Margaret (granddaughter & great niece)
Dear Grandpa Morse and Grandpa Nieman,
Thank you for the great things you did for this country. If you 2 were still alive I bet that everyone in our family would thank you. Oh and by the way I'm your grandson, you never lived to meet me. I realise that you made a huge sacrifice for this country by going to war. It was probally very scary watching people die in the war. I want to say that you would be my heros and more my grandfathers. You saved this whole country from slavery. Thats why I want to thank you 2 grandfathers. THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Grandpa Bublitz and Grandpa Theis,
Thank you for all the things you have done for me and for our country. You are wonders to me. Thank you for fighting for our country and our freedom, it means alot to me. Grandpa Bublitz, thank you for being in the U.S. Air Force, and you Grandpa Theis, for being in the U.S. Army. Our family still loves you all very very much!!! We are able to enjoy alot of things in this world because of you. You were very strong and courageous. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love , your Grandson, Justin
Dear all veterans, Thank you so much for making all of the sacrifices that you have. you didn't need to risk your lives for the people and the country that you love, but you were brave enough to do so. Because you did, we now have the luxuries of freedom of speech, no slavery and many other things everyone is greatful for, and thing s that would not have been possible to establish without you. you are the heroes of the world, and every person is in your dept. you have done what is right, risked your lives, and have given every person the chance at freedom. Every person is truly in your dept. Thank you!!!
Dear Tom Olivia,
Thank you for giving your life for others in this country. Your family missed you will you were gone and hope you would come back safely. You just believed in God will you were there. It must have been hard fighting in the Vietnam War but you went through with it. You help give freedom to our country and to your family. Believing in God was the right thing to do. Coming from everybody you did the right thing by going for your country. Thank you for going to war and giving your lives for others. God Bless You!
Dear Bobby Jones,
I thank you for being in the Second World War and not giving up, for being out there in its worst and best. Loosing someone you knew almost everyday; you knew going out there could mean; getting hurt or worst killed. You obeyed the USA and you were strong for her too. Know you deserve the respect you gave to the red, white, and blue. Most people do not know it but the things we take for granted are the things people like you fight for, like Freedom to start, freedom of religion and speech, or voting. People like you have made people proud to live here in the US, but your and always will be a citizen.
Thank you oh so very much.
opps I ment at the endd but you are and always will be a citizen.
Dear Solider,
Thank you for everything you have done it really means alot to me.I think its really cool that you were willing to leave your family and friends behind for our freedom.You sacrificed your life for the freedom of the United States of America.You gave us fredom of speech,religon,and many other things.It must be hard and scary in the army.Just thinking that you could loose your life any second for us,thats really brave.You don't know how many millions of people your helping when your fighting for us.All I have to say is thank you!!!
Dear Soldier,
Thank you so much for making all the sacrifices you had to. Everything you did means a lot to me! You are greatly appreciated because you risked your life just to make the U.S.A. a free country. It must have been terrible to have to leave your family and friends. You have now given us freedom of speech, religion, the press, freedom to vote, and so much more. It must have been frightening being in the army and knowing that you could get killed. So, thank you SO much for being brave and making the U.S. a free country that we live in today.
Dear Solider
Thank you for sacrificing your life when you didn't have to.
Thank you for not giving up when you think you cannot carry on any longer.
I really appreciate all the things you have given us such as freedom of speech, or freedom of the press.
You are America's Hero you always will be you left your family and friends to save our country.
That is a Hero. You are our Hero.
Thank you because I know you didn't have to.
Dear Greg Highstrom,
Thankyou for risking your life for your country.
Thankyou for saving other lives.
Thankyou for freedom.
Thankyou for being there to help.
Thankyou for being my HERO.
A hero to me is someone who helps others is wise and sets an example. Someone you look up to and say I want to be like you someday. Someone brave,intelligent and kind.
I want to be like Greg someday. Serving my country, doing my duty to god and my country. I think by donig scouts and helping others and being prepared it will help me achive my goal.
Sincerly,
COLLIN
Dear all veterans
Thank you for serving in the past wars and current wars. It means so much. I think it's awsome that you left your family, friends and even this country to save lives. Thank you for answering the call, the more than nerve racking call. Thank you for being my hero even though I have not personally met you it means so much Thank you so much
Sincerly,
Maggie
A veteran is a hero
A person who helps save lives
A person who serves this country in a dangerous way thank you. I may have not met you personally but you're still my hero, My friend.
Sorry Miss.Miller i didn't finish my blog on th eother one I just finished it up.
Dear Soldier,
Thank you! you have made an impact on my life so much. Just think i could be here watching my favorite TV show while you would be in a different country fighting for freedom! Thank you, that means so much to me knowing that you put others before yourself and nobody else can be what you were to me right now. no one could take that away from you. And it is a plan that God put you in that position, and to still be here today is a gift from God! I hope I can be like you someday! Thank You and God Bless!
Countinued...
I also want ot say thank you for freedom of religion, speech, and slavery. Those are just a tiny bit of what you fought for. I think that freedom of religion is the most important because if we wouldn't of fought for that we would be forced to do certain things we wouldn't want to do and maybe even have to worship idols. But you changed all of that just by saying i will for my family, others, and for God. Thank You for that. I give you much respect. Thanks and God Bless You!
Dear solider,
Thank you for defending our country. The must have been intense put you pulled through it and helped save our country by defending it. You fellow soldier have saved many lives and fought for freedom like freedom of slavery, press, speech, religion, fair trial and vote. I will never forget what you have done to save U.S.A. and that is what makes you a hero. I respect you in everything you do and others should too. When I think about war I think of violence and then the American flag waving on a rock with soldiers on the rock with pride and one of them is you standing there with pride. You could have died but you never gave up to save our country and you lived succeeding it. Thank you ☺;)
Dear Patrick Grube,
You and all the other soldier's are amazing beyond word's because of all the life-saving deed's and sacrafice's you made for our country and liberty and last but not least, justice. I have written letter's to soldier's before and I also wrote one to you too!
I love doing that because I get this happy feeling, I don't know,it's hard to explain,it's just a personal feeling like I had just made someone smile. I get that feeling everytime I put a letter to a soldier in the mail and it's so fun!Well, I'm not so good at word's, so how do I say this?.?.?.?.? I LOOK UP TO YOU AND YOUR BRAVERY AND WISH I COULD BE LIKE THAT SOME DAY. I THINK ABOUT YOU AND REALIZE THAT YOU ARE HELPING TO PROTECT ME, MY 3SISTER'S AND 1 BROTHER, AND MY MOM AND MY DAD AND ALL MY OTHER FAMILY. YOU ARE JUST SO COOL AND I HOPE IMAKE YOU SMILE WITH THIS LETTER. SO I AM PRAYING FOR THE SOLDIER'S EVERYNIGHT AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THE WAR END'S SOON!
KUDOS,
CLARE E. TWIETMEYER
P.S.[GOD BE WITH YOU]
Dear solider,
I would really love to see some of the battles and understand more about the life and time you went through to succeed in what you have done for our country. I think everyone should really appreciate what you’ve done, but some just take it for granted like God just blessed us with this gift and we didn’t have to work for it. God did bless us with this but you still had to work very hard for it. We people only like the luxuries and don’t have to work for them because they don’t have to and they have other people do it for them.You have put you forward your lives for our country and I thank you for that
Love, Leah Seibel
Dear John,
thanks for all you have done: fighting for the USA. I love haveing the freedom to do what i want do. I always pray for soilders in war, like you! thank you again please stay safe and just keep fighting. No matter what happen the Holy Ghost will be with. Please PLease never give up, your family will always be with you too. Thanks for taking a risk and sacrificing your life that really means alot to my family and I. I pray the war will be over soon and you will be safe. If anything gose wrong you could write a letter to home. But over all............................................................................THANK YOU SSSSSOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!
Love your biggest fan,
Tatum in 6th grade WI
Dear all Veterans, thankyou for fighting for our country. You risked your lifes for our country. God gave you the power God helped you to save our country, everybody is safe. It really means alot to me and everyone else. you saved our contry from harm and danger and I cant ask for much more than that. It sure is one thing I am thankful for. All is I have to say is, thankyou for all of your hard work on saving our country.THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Soldier,
Thank you for sacrificing your life for our freedom. You decided to go in a unsafe place away from your family and friends to save our nation. You are so brave. Because of you we now have freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of speech and many other freedoms. Thank you so much for what you have done for us a country who just wanted to be free. I am most thankful for the freedom of speech and religion because if there weren't freedom of religion we would not be able to believe what we want to. The other one that I am most thankful for freedom of speech because then we wouldn't be able to say and do what we want. Thanks
Dear Fred Loopy Pants,
Thank you so much for defending our country and that we can stay free. I am glad that people like you are brave enough to go out in the line of gun fire and deadly bombs cause I know I sure couldn’t. I am also am thankful that because of you I can go and be able to whatever church I want and worship God I can also drink what I want and eat what I want I can also ride my bike without getting shot at and I feel a lot safer and am especially thankful for being able to watch football on thanksgiving day and family to celebrate with. Once again I am very thankful for you and thank you.
From: Ben McDowell
Dear Veteran,
I cannot say how grateful I am that you fought for our country so that we can be free. You are someone who I would look up to as a hero. I really appreciate that you made it possible for all the different freedoms that we have, especially freedom of religion. Because of you we can worship God, wherever, and whenever we want to. We can also have the right to vote for who we want for our next president, or for another leader. Also, we can say what we think to other people without getting in trouble. Thank you so much for serving our country, and for making life better to live.
From,
Joel Rich
Dear all the veterans in the world thank you all for saving and making our country free you have made a big differance in our country thank you for also freedom
of religen because that way if you did not give us freedom of religen we would not be able to worsip God you have given every one in america a better life so i would like to thank all of the veterans that fought in any of the wars so THANK YOU ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Veteran,
You have saved America... America our country is so important to the world. And you understand that you would do ANYTHING to protect it. Poor and raveged countries have been so greatful for you and what you have done. The people you have fought for is not just us but many of the countries you have fought for. You gave everything including your life for us and I think that is a very special talent. I wish you good luck in all your training and the wars you will fight in. I belive in you in everything you do and will do. Keep fighting never give in and remember your country America. Thank you.
Dear Soldier.
With the heart God gave you, and the mind to serve our country, we thank you for serving our country. The bravery you had that you could have lost your life at any second, and to leave your family is something I could never do. You sacrificed your life for our country, and I think that there is nothing more rewarding to survive the war you were put through. It’s also sad that you have lost many close people like friends, relatives, or even parents to the war. All I can say is thank you. I thank you and our country thanks you.
Sorry it was lat Miss Miller. I barely could fit the blog into my schedule.
I spelled late wrong.
Dear Veterans,
Thank you for serving our country.
It was very important for you to do what you did if you didn’t, our country and everyone init might not exist. You put your self in danger to protect America. You experienced many bad times and have many bad memories from war. You constantly worked hard and fought for the freedom of America. You missed your families and your families missed you. You were also brave enough to go to war. You will be remembered forever because you fought to protect what you loved. Once again thank you veterans, God bless you.
Corey
Dear veterans
Thank you for fighting for our country ang religion.Many of your friends might haved died in the war but they are still with you in heaven and they will always be with you and God is with you.You had to battle through thick in thin but still stud strong.Some of you might have been injured in war but God has healed you injuries so you can live with your family so they can be with you.And let God bless you and make his shin upon you. FROM JOSH
dear,veterans
thank you all for fighting for our country. thanks for being so brave to fight for our country and you have kept fighting for our country even though you may have lost some of your favorite freinds and other people that you may have goten to talk to. also thank you for fighting for religion so we would no more about God and other famous people. you probubly missed your family also and probubly didnt get to se them that often. and God bless you for what you have don. and once agian thank you veterans for what you have don for us and everyone else. so thank you veterans.
Dear Jeorge,
Thank you for all you have done for our country. I am thankful that people like you are willing to risk their lives to keep our country a free country. You are a brave man for doing this. I encourage you and your friends to keep fighting. The Lord be with those of you who have lost friends and relatives in the war and may he be with you as you continue to fight. Keep strong out there and fight hard remember that those of us back home are thankful for your courage. May the Lord always Be with you where ever you may go. For now I have to say good bye but I will never forget what you have done for our country!
Sincerely, Dani
Sorry my blog was late, I keep forgetting to do it and the week has gotten away! Dani:)
Dear Soldier,
What is a Veteran?
A veteran is a person who fought in a war or is now.He is not just a person to save America,he is a hero for age's,for years to come,aremembered soldier of many.How many people died of terrorist for the last 6 years is crazy.Thank you veterans for serving,for saving,for being one of the greatest hero's of all time.The way you risked your life for all American's.Just not to be selflesh,thank you fire fighters,surgens,doctors,policemen,and every one how want to save people,to volenteer,to be a great role model for allof us,not just for America,but for Japan, Veitnam,Germany,England,and Iraq.This is why you are my hero,so thank you soldiers.
Veteran. Someone risking there lives for so many others. one person for others. But others than one person even though one can make a difference like Blake Miller my hero. sacrificeing there emotional pain risking everything thats a veteran. Not just emotional but physical, lost limbs
many scares, briuses, thats another veteran. not just weapons and guns that help in field but the ones on the moniter, aid, maps tactics, the ones that help launch fighter jets, and many others to help the ones on the field, basic veteran.
dear vetrains,
thank you for your impact on how we live. because of you, we are free. thank you for sacrificing your life for us. I am very happy to be free. We will win the war we are in right now, I know it. to me, you are the most important thing in our lives. you are and always will be my hero, someone with responsibilty who can be real or fictional. I love vetrains day because it is a special way we get to thank you. and one last time because I love to say it, thank you!!!!!!!!!
your free fan,
paige
Dear Bob Smurg
today I am writing to thank you for your service in world war two because without you we might have lost the war and for that I thank you I am very sorry for all of your friends that you might have lost in the war.
from Austin Schuette
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