Homes away from home at Christmas

I wish all you patriotic Veteran’s Corner followers and your families a very, very Merry Christmas. As you sit down to Christmas dinner please reserve a little heartfelt thank-you to those nostalgic individuals serving their country who won’t be sitting down with family and loved ones. They will improvise their celebrating depending on conditions and duty stations whether it be shipboard, airborne or land-based.

Be assured the military will move Heaven and Earth to provide  them all a sumptuous Christmas dinner even if it involves delivery to a COP (combat out-post) under enemy fire. They will celebrate but their hearts and souls will be with Christmas meals past. They are the reason we still live in a free country. 

On behalf of we veterans and our military a special Merry Christmas and thank-you to our Millerton News editor John for providing me a platform to represent us. God bless you all and to all a Good Night. Till next month and next year.

 

Town of North East resident Larry Conklin is a Vietnam veteran and a member of both the Millerton American Legion Post 178 and the VFW Post 6851 in North Canaan, Conn.

The views expressed here are not necessarily those of The Millerton News and The News does not support or oppose candidates for public office.

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