Tomorrow morning, (Sunday), is the regular monthly breakfast in Burney put on by the American Legion. It is from 9:30 AM till 11:30 AM at the VFW Hall and includes a full breakfast for just $4.00. Food costs are generally donated by a local business or a Post member and the profits are used for youth activities which the Post sponsors during the year.
I mention this because this is the weekend anniversary of 9/11, that infamous day when Americans were shocked into the reality that we are not invincible against attack on our own soil. Over the course of over two hundred years, we had become somewhat complacent in the belief that no one would ever dare to do such a thing to us.
In the hours, days and weeks following 9/11, we depended on our servicemen and servicewomen to come to our aid, to re-secure our nation and to chase down the enemy. Like millions of Americans had done before. these young men and women stepped right up to the task at hand. While too many have lost their lives in the pursuit of the goal, tens of thousands have come home safely and many of those have joined worthwhile organizations such as the American Legion and the VFW.
We shall forever be grateful for those who risk their lives to keep our country strong and free.
See you for breakfast.
The Hermit
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