shall have no end we pray for those who serve the public and guard the public welfare or tie their blessing and they may be unable to discharge their duties honestly and well we pray for our comrades that i might help they may observe and comfort for those comrades who are suffering mental and physical disability cheer them and bring them the blessings of health and happiness  tuesday and commemorating on november eleventh on this day we take a moment to thank those who left their families and loved ones to serve this great country with fact them full of patriotism for the love of country and willingness to the sacrifice of common good we as a nation a critical piece that young men and women do not have to go to war because every war as casualties some give the ultimate sacrifice but for those of return nation as a community as a neighbor we must never forget or take for granted what they have done you thank them for their service every chance you get not just today i have heard that every person has a special time a day where you know you're trying to look at a clock and whether or not that's true it's not really important today i want to bring to attention something that i've already noticed when i look at a digital clock at all been eleven i see soldiers standing at tention when i see that i take that minute to pray for peace so that military personnel may never have to go to war you know the experts predict that someday in the very near future a would be fought i robot and and and they would fight a future wars for me that day can't come soon enough where we will save lives and stop the awful effects of war on our veterans but until that day arrives we remember and thank those who serve until that time comes please pray for peace not only today eleven eleven but every day when you happen to notice eleven eleven o'clock pray for peace take a few minutes to ask for world peace inner peace for a venture or peace for the veterans family whose loved one is the way praying for their safe return it's a small gesture one that i believe can make a difference so thank you for your service and may god bless you easily met him to death or mainly for them and all of the other people within range legitimately this story is not remembered for the tragedy that has happened many times before but for the heroism of those veterans even after enduring seattle's ever installed administered lifesaving aid to a passenger who was shot the terrorist was carrying two hundred seventy rounds of ammunition but because of the actions of these three young americans the death toll the trade was iraq president obama praised the men as very best of america defense secretary ashton carter called the incident amazing story right out of the movies but the american legion is not surprising as america's military men and women risk life and limb every day to protect all of us there are always been a select group of americans willing to fight and possibly die for a cause greater than their own self preservation while a few of the ten percent of americans can claim the honorable title u s military veteran this special group often provides the vital services that enable our communities to function chances are that if you surveyed local police and fire departments will find that this proportionately high percentage of  members are veterans when an emergency hits there was a good chance that it is natural to this first one whether it's a school teacher construction worker or first responders the military veterans take their mission seriously the vote and higher percentage of the non veterans are more likely to volunteer in their communities and they are less likely to live and partly in short veterans make our communities better one of their extraordinary accomplishments comes our country's extraordinary debt and for those accomplishments and for the dedication we must always be grateful and while we set aside  honor and remember all of our friends we should continuously endeavor to honor and serve all of our veterans as well as they have sort of this nation in the spirit of american legion whether it's a physical walk i thank you for your service or another gesture of appreciation we must almost always remember that each veteran represents an old taken that included included a willingness for died for this country it is what president lincoln characterized as the last full measure of devotion it is cost blood sweat and sacrifice that has produced and protect this nation since its inception we must also remember that veterans families for their sacrifice p t s d for magic brain injury and life and other life altering war w financial assistance the national emergency fund and operation company or is just to name a few of these programs of my own to veterans and their families both on deployment and as they transition back to civilian life i invite you all to research these programs on the national website of the american legion at legion blog or the american legion honor writes the cost with mystery in these programs so that one hundred percent of the donations are used for veterans and their famil serve the nation's cause defending the freedom of then and preserving our precious american heritage we leave our strength on the field of battle on the supply lines which numbers are might lay in the justice  cause against the forces of evil we believe my determination made us better warriors because we fight with our minds and our hearts as well as our walks we recognize service to our country and her cause it was not and germination of military service we continue our endeavors in behalf of an author of a world peace with a feeling of profound gratitude to go out and to the men and women who gave their lives is their part of the cost of this cause out of blood and sweat we learn the purpose sacrifice tolerance bravery and discipline these are solid foundation stones upon which a great nation is built in our continuing there be glory of war it is the almost incredible spirit which it in genders those who offered their lives sacrifice their all with magnificent abandon heroism becomes contagious yet to win war us to reduce standards of success to inspire youth in peace as youth was inspired in war public honor must be given where public honor is to not to the manipulator of market the seeker after profit power position but rather let us honor the heroes of science who alleviate human suffering and carry it to greater heights the standards of civilization let assigner of those who in public service seek god how much they may secure from the nation but how much they can give let us honor those who devote their lives to that education which will lead our a troll or not to live in law and learn and love as we have only dreamed of doing let us honor those veterans who carry into ordinary fears of life a noble idealism and sincere capacity for self devotion let us translate the devotion of war into a