A Veteran – whether active duty, retired, The National Guard, or Reserve- is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America, for an amount of “up to and including my life.” Be sure to click on the link to read more about MSG Pena. Godspeed, Brother!….

http://armylive.dodlive.mil/index.php/2014/03/pena/

There are also other, forgotten heroes, those who receive these letters, the moms and dads, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. They must live in grief for the rest of their lives. The sacrifices for freedom are many.