Today my English 2 students focused on gratitude for veterans in their journals. I wanted to share some highlights here. I think high school students get a bad reputation for being ungrateful and selfish. That reputation isn't reflected here. "Thank you for all that you have done for us, and what you are doing right now. I wish I could say something more, but I am speechless. Speechless of how you used to (and some of you still) wake up every morning wondering if this day will be your last. Wondering if you are going to be shot down. I could never have as much courage as you do." "My grandfather is a war vet and I am proud to say it and I can't thank him enough for all that he has sacrificed just so me and my family as well as every other family went without struggle. This is a great day and should be acknowledged as such because without the heart of those men and women I don't think we would have it as well as we do today." "My cousins means a lot to me and I couldn’t thank them enough for what they do for people's freedom. If it wasn’t without them and other people in the military we wouldn’t have the freedom like we do today and without that our world would be completely different, I believe that we shouldn’t just celebrate them for making our freedom today, we should celebrate it every day." "I think that Veterans day should not just be one day where people can thank them it should be everyday so people don’t just think oh one day thanks and thats it. Having to wait one year to thank a Veteran for what they did is not right." "I would just like to say a thank you. I want to say a thank you to those people who fought but didn’t get to come back to their family or kids. They didn’t get to say a goodbye to them, they are just gone and I don’t really know how to express my gratitude for those people." "I am very grateful for anyone who has served the country. I think that most people don't realize how much they have given up for our country. Even though I don't show it a lot I am very grateful for anyone who has served our country." "I would like to thank all the veterans who served our country. I would also like to thank my boss who served and fought for several years and still works everyday all day even though he has really bad knee problems from fighting in Vietnam. When I get older I hope to serve my country as those are now and those who served before us. Thank all the men and women for serving and fighting for our country and our freedom." "In honor of veterans day I would like to thank everyone who has served or is serving. But more specifically my friends and family that are serving. They make me so proud for sticking up for what they believe in and freeing our country." "I am very grateful for all the soldiers that have fought to make sure that we have all the things that we have today. I am so grateful that some of my family are veterans and they fought to keep us safe and well. I thank my grandpa Dennis and my grandpa Ron for what they did to keep our country safe." "I believe that what the service the men and women did were amazing. If it wasn’t for them, we most likely wouldn’t be living the way we are today. We most likely wouldn’t have our freedom or be able to go to school. We most likely wouldn’t have the jobs we want, or even go to college."
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