A hero has fared to the shield roofed halls.

We do well to remember those whose footsteps we tread in.

When I am surrounded by my friends and family, they look to me as "the hero". Sure, I've been in a few scrapes and got a few medals. But when I see the generation before me, they had the hard road. They bore the burden of writing our modern manuals and tactics in their own blood. We are taught in boot camp what they learned under fire. We use technology (and I think it's great) where they used nothing but force and sheer willpower to succeed.

Everyone who was in the military can be proud of saying "I did my duty". There are some few who can say "I did MORE than my duty".

To all my Brother and Sisters in the Honorable Profession of Arms, thank you for your service to your country, be it my country also or an ally.