Joining the crowd

OK, I'm going to join the crowd, since my blog tends toward the unwritten.
The crowd I'm speaking of is the one blogging every day in November.
First off, I'll start with an appropriate salute to our fighting men - and women here on Veterans' Day. As an AP story circulating today aptly points out, the enemy doesn't particularly care who's standing around when they launch an attack.
It sounds trite, but it's true: Their sacrifices keep us a largely free nation who can, for the most part, make its own decisions about its course.
Americans in combat today deserve our full support, regardless of our feelings about the conflicts they find themselves in or the politicians who sent them. We should always welcome home our military men and women with open arms and full hearts.
I do pray that our nation's defense contractors will continue to find ways to shield them from harm as they do their duties with better, stronger protective gear and clothing, explosive detection devices and other helping tools.
May God bless all our veterans - past and present - and remember those who've paid the ultimate price with their lives.