Thank you for helping us remember those noble souls on this sacred day.
ShaunaNovember 11, 2025
Thank you for your thoughts and sweet stories. In honor of the 250th anniversary of this country next year, I am reading a 9 volume historical fiction series (Prelude to Glory by Ron Carter, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), primarily on the Revolutionary war, but which covers through the War of 1812. I have been floored, and deeply humbled, by the sacrifices, some of which are described in this article, of these citizen soldiers, who gave everything to establish this country. They did indeed starve, had no uniforms, some lacked muskets, had no shelter, except that which they built...and received no pay...even at the end of the war. Some went home after 6 years of fighing and had nothing to show for it, and their families and farms had had to somehow survive without them, and now would have to find a way forward. They rarely revolted and were in awe of Washington, who honestly deserves every accolade he gets.
As David McCullugh says, "Indifference to history isn't just ignorant; it's a form of ingratitude. And the scale of our ignorance seems especially shameful in the face of our unprecedented good fortune. What's so worrisome about the college student who doesn't know that George Washington was the commanding American general at Yorktown is that he also, therefore, has no idea that it was Washington who commanded the Continental Army through eight long years in the struggle for independence. I'm convinced that history encourages, as nothing else does, a sense of proportion about life, gives us a sense of how brief is our time on earth and thus how valuable that time is."
GayeNovember 11, 2025
Thank you for this beautiful post. I attended church this week in a London suburb. They call it Remembrance Day in England. At 11:00, the sacrament meeting paused and we all stood for 2 minutes of silence. It was moving to me to think of my father and father-in-law, my grandfather and beyond who served and fought for our freedom. I thought of my husband's uncle who died crossing the English Channel on Christmas Eve when the transport his unit was on was sunk by U boat. I think of uncles and great uncles who served valiantly and horrible situations. I am grateful for my freedom. I pray that we will always appreciate it so that we can maintain it.
Terry JacobsenNovember 11, 2025
Thank you. From the wife of a veteran who has seen too much.
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KathleenNovember 11, 2025
Heartwarming and beartifully expressed!
JoAnn BairNovember 11, 2025
Thank you for helping us remember those noble souls on this sacred day.
ShaunaNovember 11, 2025
Thank you for your thoughts and sweet stories. In honor of the 250th anniversary of this country next year, I am reading a 9 volume historical fiction series (Prelude to Glory by Ron Carter, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), primarily on the Revolutionary war, but which covers through the War of 1812. I have been floored, and deeply humbled, by the sacrifices, some of which are described in this article, of these citizen soldiers, who gave everything to establish this country. They did indeed starve, had no uniforms, some lacked muskets, had no shelter, except that which they built...and received no pay...even at the end of the war. Some went home after 6 years of fighing and had nothing to show for it, and their families and farms had had to somehow survive without them, and now would have to find a way forward. They rarely revolted and were in awe of Washington, who honestly deserves every accolade he gets. As David McCullugh says, "Indifference to history isn't just ignorant; it's a form of ingratitude. And the scale of our ignorance seems especially shameful in the face of our unprecedented good fortune. What's so worrisome about the college student who doesn't know that George Washington was the commanding American general at Yorktown is that he also, therefore, has no idea that it was Washington who commanded the Continental Army through eight long years in the struggle for independence. I'm convinced that history encourages, as nothing else does, a sense of proportion about life, gives us a sense of how brief is our time on earth and thus how valuable that time is."
GayeNovember 11, 2025
Thank you for this beautiful post. I attended church this week in a London suburb. They call it Remembrance Day in England. At 11:00, the sacrament meeting paused and we all stood for 2 minutes of silence. It was moving to me to think of my father and father-in-law, my grandfather and beyond who served and fought for our freedom. I thought of my husband's uncle who died crossing the English Channel on Christmas Eve when the transport his unit was on was sunk by U boat. I think of uncles and great uncles who served valiantly and horrible situations. I am grateful for my freedom. I pray that we will always appreciate it so that we can maintain it.
Terry JacobsenNovember 11, 2025
Thank you. From the wife of a veteran who has seen too much.
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