Images like this mean much more to me now that I have two sons in the Marine Corps and one headed into the Navy. Despite how you feel about the government or its policies, the military is made up of real people who are offering their best and putting it on the line every day and in every way…
Photo: A U.S. service member salutes her fallen comrades during a memorial ceremony for six Airmen killed in a suicide attack, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015. The deadliest attack in Afghanistan since 2013 killed six U.S. troops on Monday, including a family man from Long Island, New York; a South Texan; a New York City police detective; a Georgia high school and college athlete; an expectant father from Philadelphia; and a major from suburban Minneapolis with ties to the military’s LGBT community. They were killed when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base, the Defense Department said. (wsj.com: Tech Sgt. Robert Cloys/U.S. Air Force / Associated Press)
Bright, shiny objects! 
Yes, and thanks is so far short of adequate for your sacrifice and that of your boys.
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