I know that Veterans Day was yesterday, but I wanted to see how everyone celebrated this memorable day in our history. Did you spend time with your family, go see a parade, I'm curious.
To me, this was my first Veterans Day as a member of the Armed Forces, and it was also one of the most memorable. I spent the day with my friends and shipmates, helping out around the Base, then in the afternoon we had dinner with a group of Veterans. We sat and listened to their war stories, and had the privilege to sit beside them. One thing I will never forget, when the Veterans stood to leave, we rose to our feet, and shook their hands, telling them how honored we was to be in their presence. They looked at us, and shook their heads, telling us how proud they was of us choosing to relieve them, to join the military to serve our Nation.