Thank You

Sacrifice:  to surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else.
Service:  an act of helpful activity; to supply with aid or other incidental services.

For your sacrifice and service,
we - as a nation - salute you.
Thank you for your commitment
to an honor larger than yourself.
Thank you for your efforts
in battles beyond contemplation.
Thank you for your time
from home and family and dreams.
Thank you for you
for your sacrifice and service.