{"id":11660,"date":"2012-11-11T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T16:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=11660"},"modified":"2017-01-24T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T22:54:38","slug":"on-the-commemoration-of-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2012\/11\/on-the-commemoration-of-veterans-day.html","title":{"rendered":"On the Commemoration of Veteran’s Day…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\nBack to back secular feast days Frank? What gives?\u00a0Not what<\/em>, but who<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been reading the Catechism, see, and this is what the Church says,<\/p>\n

Those who are sworn to serve their country in the armed forces are servants of the security and freedom of nations. If they carry out their duty honorably, they truly contribute to the common good of the nation and the maintenance of peace.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For more of my lilliputian thoughts about this, see Because Christ is a Warrior (Then, So Am I)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tony Rossi over at Christopher Closeup<\/em> gives us a snapshot of a few of the million personal stories of men and women who serve in the armed forces,<\/p>\n

Nineteen-year-old Private First Class Brian Moquin Jr. joined the Army after struggling with a heroin addiction prompted by his father\u2019s own drug problem. Moquin originally tried heroin because he \u201cwanted to see why my father loved it more than he loved me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sergeant Patrick Lybert, age 28, was so devoted to his special needs brother, Noah, that he swore he would only marry a woman who was equally willing to welcome him into their home when their mother died someday.<\/p>\n

First Lieutenant Ben Keating, the 27-year-old son of Baptist ministers, believed in being a servant leader to his platoon because he wanted to follow Jesus\u2019 leadership model. He was so invested in his faith that he brought a Latin copy of St. Augustine\u2019s \u201cConfessions\u201d with him to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Those are just three of the many American troops from the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment (3-71 Cav) whose stories are told in the new book \u201cThe Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor<\/a>\u201d by ABC News Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019ll let Tony tell you more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for me? I\u2019m just thankful for their example of service and sacrifice.<\/p>\n

Semper Fidelis<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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