In Elementary school I always had the image of a veteran being someone my grandparents age (or older). Not so much anymore. There is a guy in the BYU marching band now who is 37 years old. He started college -and band- about 3 years ago. Prior to that, he had been serving in the Marines as a Helicopter Crew Chief. He's also married and has 3 or 4 kids (maybe it's 3 1/2 still... not quite sure.) We've heard stories from him the last few years and seen how proud he is of the Marines specifically and the armed forces in general. As yesterday was the "birthday" of the Marines, he came to rehearsal in full dress Blues. I was just on facebook and saw he had posted this for Veterans Day:
"Today is about honoring those who have served for this great nation. Make sure you take the time to thank the Veterans you know (or don't know for that matter). And for those of you out there who like to protest about war and occupy for the sake of disagreements with your government, you might want to thank them too. If it weren't for the Veterans of the Armed Forces, you wouldn't have the right to protest and act the way you do! Happy Veterans Day to all those out there who have served this nation!"
Since we'll be honoring the veterans during halftime tomorrow evening at the BYU football game, he'll be marching the show in his uniform. Look for him (he's the extra proud looking trumpet in blue) and thank him if you get a chance. He has done a lot in his time in the Marines.
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