Canada Remembrance Day and USA Veterans Day

I have been trying to write a Veterans Day message for several days. However like most of the world, all my attention has been consumed by our election process. An election process that we all defended and that, in my humble opinion, appears to be working. It is only because of OUR efforts that ALL American citizens can express their opinion through the ballot box. It is not a perfect system. It varies from state to state. It may need some updating in many states, but we and our fellow citizens still get our say. I find it encouraging that such a large percentage of the eligible voters turned out this year under many difficult circumstances to express their opinion.

After every election, some people feel that they lost and others that they won. Then after every election and it usually takes awhile, the country returns to normal. Let’s pray and work to bring our country together again to work for a better future, even if we don’t know what that looks like yet.

When we were in the military, we worried very little about the background and beliefs of the person that was next to us. We worried about his commitment to the mission. Our mission was then and should always be to serve our country and leave it better than we found it. Let’s continue to embody that mission and continue our work to accomplish it.

On this Remembrance Day, we also recognize our Canadian veterans and their commitment and service to country and acknowledge those times when we served together for the betterment of both our countries and the world.  Without the efforts of all of us, the world would be a different place. One that I am glad I don’t have to experience.

Thank you all for your service in the past and your continued commitment to our nations and its citizens.

Bob Weithofer
President
Military & Veterans Chapter (MVC), FMCA