Veterans Day

I've told this story before, but here goes.

Today is Veterans Day.  Sometimes people ask me if I am a veteran.  I tell them I am not.  Here is why...

When I was in high school, Vietnam was roaring along.  So were the anti-war protests.  Back then, there was a lottery for the draft.  They spun a cage holding cubes with numbers on them.  When they drew for your birthday, you were assigned a number.  The higher the better.  The best number to draw from the draft lottery was 365.  The worst was of course #1.  When I was a junior in high school, I watched the draft online.  The number for my birthday, July 5 was 22.  I would have surely gone in the draft.

But, then over the next months, the war was winding down and the draft ended.  When I was a senior, they didn't draw any numbers.  I never had to go.

But, I have thought often about those who did go and did serve.  Although I do not agree with every war that our country has been a part of, I am very appreciative of the men and women who went and served.

Thank you veterans.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.