Worth Fighting For

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We ran into a Purple Heart Vietnam veteran in Vancouver, when my husband thanked him for his service, he turned and looked him intently in the eye and said, “you were worth fighting for.”

Makes me tear up again just typing it. Though vastly underappreciated, what an incredible generation of warriors.

And what an honor to be told we are worth their sacrifice, even at the times we don’t deserve or appreciate it.

Kind of reminds me of Someone Else I know who tells me I’m worth fighting for even when I don’t deserve it….. #sundayfoodforthought

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  1. George Goetz
    August 24, 2015 @ 7:18 pm

    His true both comments are.

    Reply

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