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Somewhere in a dark corner of our planet, there is a young eighteen-year-old soldier standing a post or preparing to go out on a patrol. When his or her peers are contemplating the party they are about to attend, or the beers they are going to drink, or the time they are going to spend with their boyfriends or girlfriends, this soldier is wondering if tonight will be their last night. He or she might be thinking about the friends they lost, or how their mother and father and brothers and sisters might react to their death.

As you are safely snuggled beneath your covers, he or she is in harm’s way. When you are arguing about politics and exercising your First Amendment rights, they are sacrificing theirs to make sure that your rights shall never be infringed.

In two or four or eight years, they will return to the world. You may have graduated from college, married and had children, while they are trying to adjust to civilian life after enduring hardships and horrors that you cannot even conceive of. While you may have student loan debt, they will forever bear the scars of their service to our great country. And make no mistake about it, America is a great country.

As you go about enjoying your life, please take a few moments to contemplate the unsung, unappreciated heroes who have given so much of themselves to keeping our country safe and secure. When you run across a Veteran of our Armed Services, take a brief moment to think about all that he or she has sacrificed for you and your loved ones. And accept the fact that if you have never served, you can never fully understand. Don’t just say “Thank you for your service” as a courtesy—say it as a genuine show of appreciation and gratitude. But DO say it.

This book is lovingly dedicated to all veterans of the United States Military. Your heroism, dedication and sacrifice make me humble and forever grateful.

From the bottom of my heart, I say, “Thank you for your service!”

Jan St. Marcus