My pledge to our veterans
By Avalon Timmerman
A pledge to our veterans is like promising them something. Some promises are easy to keep, while others are not. You can always do something to make a veteran feel appreciated just by saying, “Thank you for keeping me safe.” They deserve some appreciation for making this country a free country.
Every 4th of July most towns have a celebration, and attending means you care about your community and neighbors. The best way to celebrate your community is to honor the ones who have died and the ones who lived and came home to the country they helped make free.
One easy thing to do is just say thank you. Another is when the flag goes by, you just put your hand on your heart to show you promise to take care of your country as our veterans have. Whether it is a national holiday or just a regular morning, you can raise a flag to represent that you live in a free country because of the veterans.
When I am singing the National Anthem, I make sure I respect our veterans by putting my hand on my heart, and I remove any headgear to show a sign of respect to our veterans.
I can try to donate money to a veterans home or veterans cemetery. It is easy to help them and take care of them with a small donation from everyone. Once I meet a veteran, I can make sure he/she feels included in the community.
When you make a promise, you should keep it. I will try to help and keep my pledge I made to respect and help the veterans – the veterans who gave me this free country, the veterans who protected me and kept me safe from war.
Why the veteran is important
By Audra Otto
The veteran is not only important to our country, but he or she is, in fact, essential to our way of life. Veterans serve as the ideal example of how we should live, act, and conduct ourselves. While veterans have served our country in the obvious physical way in the past, they continue to be pedestals of our community. We can always look to a veteran as a wonderful example of how to live.
I have always considered veterans to be honest people; I think we can all agree on that. However, when we try to put ourselves in the position they were in, an endless list of additional positive qualities comes to mind. These brave people knew what they were up against. It’s no secret that serving in the military, in any way, is not an easy job. Imagine the pain and torment of being dragged away from your home, what you are comfortable with, everything you know. Imagine the fear and trepidation you experience when faced with your tasks. Imagine the pain of tragically losing a comrade, a leader, a friend. Still, they chose to go through all of it to defend our country and freedoms. That takes a tremendous amount of discipline, bravery, and sacrifice.
How often are we willing to go through hard things to achieve greater things? When we are fearful, we become stuck. This is why the veteran is so important; simply look at how they have acted (and continue to act), and you will be inspired. You will be inspired to do the right thing, because they have done the right thing a million times over. A veteran’s character is always something to strive for.
The fight that has been fought for freedom has cost innumerable sacrifices. It is imperative that we never forget that, both for our country and our own personal mindset. The veteran serves as a living, breathing reminder that freedom comes at the utmost cost. And those veterans who are no longer breathing show us the sorrowful reality of this. It is essential that we never forget; if we do, we are doomed to slide backwards, and our country will not thrive as it does now.
It is sometimes easy to think of our military forces as mechanical monsters that spring into action when we need them. That is far from the truth. Our armed forces have been the soul and backbone of our country for so long, and they continue to serve as a sort of conscience for America. When oppression occurs, these brave people will be there to put it to an end, just as they have in the past. If only we could all make those same noble decisions every time we are faced with difficult choices, the world would be a much better place.
The veteran stands for so much more than a uniform. They represent the fact that there is, indeed, evil in this world, and we need to do something about it. When they made the choice to fight for our freedom, they made that pledge to work against evil, and work towards good. Veterans have an incredibly strong moral compass that we need to replicate in order for progress in our life and our world to happen.
In conclusion, veterans of both the past and present represent the best qualities of our nation. They motivate us to be the best version of ourselves and uphold our communities morally and physically. Whether directly or indirectly, the veteran inspires us to become more than we think possible, because amazing feats always seem impossible at first. Veterans have been and will continue to be incredibly important people in our lives, our community, and our world.
My pledge to the veterans
By Carter Keim
I pledge to the veterans that I will be respectful to all the veterans. Some ways I can show respect are opening doors for people I know are veterans or who are wearing a veteran hat. When I see a veteran, I can thank them for their service. I can tell them that I appreciate that they gave their time to serve our country. I can also tell their families that I appreciate their service, too. Some people don’t think to thank a veteran’s family, but they gave up a lot too. They miss out on holidays and other events with their veterans because they are serving our country.
I pledge to listen to veterans. I will continue to learn about past wars and tough things they went through. I have listened to some veterans tell me some of the difficult things they experienced during war. I am grateful that they were willing to tell me about the wars and things they saw or had to do. I can’t imagine having to do some of the difficult things like hiding from enemies or watching your buddy die. I think that would be one of the hardest things to see. I promise to respect their experiences. I think learning about wars helps us be more understanding too.
I pledge to support veterans. Veterans are heroes who come home with some injuries that we can’t always see. Some veterans come back with mental injuries. I pledge to continue to fundraise for veterans so they can have help when they need it. Donating money to veterans is one way to reach many veterans who need help. I can participate in walks to raise money or donate money online. Maybe someday I could even work at a veterans home to give them support that way.
Thank you to our veterans. I pledge to honor you by giving you my respect, learning about the past and fundraising to support you. I appreciate everything veterans have done for our country.
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