Congressman Hank Johnson's Veterans Day E-Newsletter 2016
Dear Friends,
I was honored to participate this year in DeKalb County’s Veterans Day celebration. The theme was “Honoring Those Who Served: Excellence.”
I can’t think of a more succinct, to-the-point title.
Whether they fought at Normandy or Falluja, Mogadishu or Helmand, in the Persian Gulf or in the Tet Offensive or simply provided support here at home, our veterans represent the very best men and women who have served our country in battle.
On this Veterans Day, we express our deepest gratitude and thanks. Your sacrifices have been the foundation of more than 240 years of American progress. Your legacy confirms that no matter what confronts us or what adversity we face, there is no challenge we cannot overcome together, and because of your sacrifice and commitment our best days as a nation lie ahead.
Our men and women in uniform teach us duty, strength, enterprise, passion and dedication – the bedrock of a commitment to safeguard and shield – that has kept our nation secure for more than two centuries.
In war and in peace, your service has been selfless and your accomplishments have been singular.
As a grateful nation, it is our solemn duty to make that transition possible -- to ensure our returning heroes can share in the opportunities they have fought so hard to protect.
The freedoms we hold dear exist and persist because of your commitment, and our nation must work much harder to honor our veterans by fulfilling our promise to them and upholding the sacred bond we share with all Americans’ veterans.
On this Veterans Day celebration, we are called to commemorate the boundless burdens that have been endured by so few. We honor our wounded warriors, our missing in action, our fallen, and their families -- men and women who have borne the ultimate costs of war and deserve our deepest respect, not just today but forever.
