How do the Veterens feel?

Today I attended a Veteren's Day Assembly at my son's school. Each branch of the military was honored with music, applause and flowers. Attendance was standing room only. As the children sang patriotic songs, I worried that they were singing about an America that is fading away. I thought about these brave, good men in our community who left their families, lived in undesirable conditions, watched their good friends die so that they could defend our freedoms. I wondered how they feel today as they watch the country that they sacrificed so much for being destroyed from within. Where are the brave, unselfish men of today? We have some, but I see such a contrast. When many of the men of today think about our country they are thinking thoughts of "what is in it for me." Instead, they should be thinking, "what is in me that I can offer to this great country?" I feel blessed to be able to witness true patriots who "more than self their country love." Thank you Veterans. I hope the sacred freedoms you fought for will remain.