Tribute to Veterans

 This page is dedicated to our Veterans.  What you have done, and what those currently on active duty and in the reserves are doing, is so beyond our ability to repay that we live forever in your debt.  The sacrifices that you make and have made cannot even be imagined by those of us who sit safe and sound (you may say "fat, dumb and happy!") in our homes, and go out to clubs and laugh and drink without a second thought to all you have done so that we have no worries.  

The things you've done.  The things you've seen and been through.  We cannot scratch the surface.  Your sacrifice--your willing sacrifice, some of whom have paid the ultimate price, will never be forgotten.  We will remind people.   We will keep you all in our hearts and minds, for we would not have what we have today without generations of courageous servicemen and women. 

Thank you! 

Our song "Those Who've Gone Before" is dedicated to veterans with a special emphasis on those who have seen combat.  When we have a good recording, it will be made available to any current members of the military and any veterans for free.  Here are the lyrics: 

Those Who've Gone Before

They didn't know the places.  They couldn't say the names.  They'll never forget the faces.  They should never be ashamed...Because we owe them everything, for which we can't repay:  our luxury, security, the freedoms we have today. 

We can't know the fear you know.  We can't know the courage.  We can't know the pain you know, or how it scarred your image.  

But, there is something we MUST know.  And can't let ever die...That all we have we owe to you, until the day we die. 

This one's for the mothers whose baby's done and gone.  This one's for the fathers, who've lost a precious son. This one's for the friend, who never came back home, for all those past and present who should be memorialized in stone. 

This one's for all the nights you woke drenched in a cold sweat. This one's for the wild ride that can go on in your head.  This one's for the innocence lost that you can never have again. This one's for the pain you felt at the loss of a great friend. 

And, there is something we MUST know.   And can't let ever die...That all we have we owe to you, until the day we die. 

This one's for the mothers whose baby's done and gone. This one's for the fathers, who've lost a precious son. This one's for the friend, who never came back home, for all those past and present who should be memorialized in stone.

They didn't know the places. They couldn't say the names. They'll never forget the faces.  They should never be ashamed...Because we owe them everything, for which we can't repay:  Our luxury, security, the freedoms we have today. 

This one's for the mothers whose baby's done and gone. This one's for the fathers, who've lost a precious son. This one's for the friend, who never came back home, for all those past and present who should be memorialized in stone. 

This one's to remind a country to thank its greatest lives. This one's to show we'll not forget the price so many paid,  So we could live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. 

Those who've gone before...The price was never small...We owe you ALL!