Yesterday for Veteran’s Day, the Pride of
Mississippi Marching Band and The Dixie Darlings walked down Hardy Street in the 3rd Annual Veterans Day Parade
Having to get up early and get dressed and ready to walk about a mile didn’t seem like something I really wanted to do on
a Monday morning. When I arrived at the start of the parade I saw so many
veterans and immediately felt guilty. When the
Pride starting playing all of the patriotic music I really started thinking. I
guess I have never really known someone who has gone into combat. My Paw Paw had
very flat feet so he wasn’t drafted into the Vietnam War. But I do have a cousin
that is in the National Guard, however we don’t talk that much. A girl I graduated High School with actually
went the West Point and is now training for the Army. Which I never really realized, but is so amazing and inspiring.
Yesterday social media was blowing up with
pictures of my friends' relatives who were veterans or actives and in some way I felt connected.
I am actually a major history buff; I have always done well in
history classes. Even though I learned about all the American Wars in High School I started researching Wars. The ones I seemed to linger on were the Civil War and the Vietnam War. I know it’s kind of weird but one of my favorite movies is The
Patriot, however it's not really for the gruesome fighting and the intense patriotism. It's mainly for the romance and the time period (the Plantations and Dresses).
As I was walking through the parade little kids were holding up signs saying “We
love You” and “We support you.” and chanting "USA USA USA" it was adorable but insanely eye opening. I used to of the same thing, but I honestly
didn’t know who I was loving and what I was supporting. But what is so amazing is that we are taught at such a young age to have so much pride in our nation and to love those are servants to it. I have always had
respect for our troops and seeing them around campus really makes me want to
walk up to the them and hug them and say “Thank you for your service.” Our troops
are a representation of our country and I could not be more trusting and proud
of them
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