Dear God,

Thank you for bringing Dad home safe and sound form WWII. I wouldn't be here without him, and I miss him, so much, every day since he has been gone.

Also, thank you for bringing the husband home safe and sound from Vietnam. I know a lot of the men who served in that war did not come home sound, so I consider myself so lucky that my husband did.

Also, thank you for watching over all of the families of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Their gift to our country is cherished by all those who believe in the value of a free, democratic society.

Amen.