To those who have given their lives for my freedom,

Thank you. Thank you for giving your life, so that mine may be better. Thank you for fighting for our nation and our God-given rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thank you for all of the sacrifices you made, proving just how selfless you really were. You truly are my hero, and for all that you did, I will be forever grateful.

I will never be able to thank you enough, because I will never be able to express just how much what you did really means to me. Because of you, and others like you, I can rest knowing that my family and I are safe. Not just today, but tomorrow, and for generations to come. I am, and always will be proud to be an American.

I thank not only you, but your families too. I thank your parents for raising a strong, loving person. For teaching you to fight for what you believe in, and that some things are worth dying for. I thank your spouse for standing by you and supporting you in all that you did. I thank them for praying for you while you were gone for months on end, and for being behind the scenes holding down the fort while you were away. I thank your children for looking up to you, and for giving you something to smile about when you came home. I thank your friends for lending you an ear, and for supporting you as you went through things I can only imagine. Because of all that you did, I am free. So, thank you. Thank you for giving your life so I don't have to. But most of all, thank you for bravely answering God when he called you. I respect you and will forever look up to you. I can only hope to one day fill shoes as big as yours.

Sincerely,

Kaitlyn