Wherever you may be serving, whatever you may be doing, I want to tell you that we appreciate your efforts. You volunteered to join the military in service to our country, and you are making a selfless sacrifice to help others in so many ways you may not even realize. While this country has more than its share of complainers and critics, we also are blessed with many fine, courageous, and heroic citizens such as yourself. Your service to this nation is often hard, thankless, and frequently goes unnoticed by the very people you are serving, but you do a magnificent job of "keeping on" in spite of the difficulties. Especially, I want to specifically express my heartfelt gratitude to all who are serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other war-torn regions of this world. Under the most terrible and trying circumstances, you perform to the best of your ability, often facing situations that require you to make instant life-or-death decisions that you know could result in recognition of your heroic efforts if successful, yet could just as easily result in your chastisement, or even worse, should you fail. Your judgment is expected to be perfect under all kinds of adverse conditions, and the penalty for failure could haunt you the rest of your life. These are situations most of us in our safe homes and living conditions would be ill-equipped to face, yet you carry out your duties bravely. Really, there are no words to describe the selflessness you are required to exhibit every minute of your tour of duty. Please accept my gratitude, small though it may be in relation to the sacrifice you are making. I pray for your safe return!
GODSPEED
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