As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, let us take a moment to be bear in mind what we as Americans are truly thankful for.  For many, the luxuries and freedoms we so often take for granted will never exist.  The many military personnel that are deployed overseas MUST be kept in our thoughts and prayers.  I write this with such conviction because a friend of mine recently returned home from Afghanistan.  As I listened to his voice on the phone, he sounded hollow, almost empty.  We spoke briefly, maybe half an hour, before he hung up but what he shared ties in with the article below.   So when we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving, enjoying the warmth that good company and delicious food brings, be thankful for all that you have.  And keep a Soldier, Marine, Airman, or Seaman in the forefront of your mind.  Hooah. 

http://www.newsweek.com/id/223528/page/1