While We Sleep Easy...

... under the blanket of liberty that many have died to maintain...

Here is a picture of my nephew's unit in Iraq. He's the one in the green uniform with the gloves on...

click the pic and it gets bigger...
zoom in, he's related to me and therefore good looking :)

Seriously, though - he's the one with dark glasses in the first standing row, 3rd from the right.

Now, if you have a chance, just take a moment out of your usual busy holiday season and retail nightmares to think of those in far away places and those here at home, who continually put their lives on the line for you and I, for our nation, for our family and our freedoms. This isn't about politics, it's about family and friends, and those who risk their lives so we can have both.

A big "Thank you" to all of them.
may you all come home safe and sound
and may happiness and joy find their way
to you, all those miles away