Heartfelt Thanks

And that is why I came to your blog today. I trusted you would hit on what was most important...You delivered.

God Bless our military families. God Bless America

Well said, Ali. As a military family, it means a lot when people take a minute to appreciate the sacrifices and hard work. I'm proud to be a veteran today and very proud of my soldier :)

My heartfelt thanks to those who serve so tirelessly and selflessly, and to their families, and to their sacrifies made for us. You are never far from my thoughts.

Well said!

Thanks Ali! It suddenly makes the last three deployments, totaling 39 months, worth it!

I have a touched and grateful heart....

My daughter is a Marine recruit and will be shipping out to boot camp on May 16. Today, she and I went to MEPS (the office where all military recruits ship from here in Portland) and watched three of her good friends swear in and ship out to Marine boot camp. All of the recruits, for all 5 branches, were 26 years old and younger and most were under the age of 21. As the mother of a Marine recruit my heart was full of gratitude and such overwhelming emotion that these young men and women choose to serve their country and are eager to begin their journey. Thank you Ali for your words of support. You would be amazed how rude and unkind some of our friends and our daughter's friends have been to her because she is choosing to serve her country.

Thank you so much to every service man and woman. God Bless America. May today help those who lost a loved one on 9/11 know that the world has not forgotten and never will.

This is a historic moment for our country and we owe a HUGE thanks to the brave men and women of this country. It takes a very special person to voluntarily join the military and fight for freedom. I am a proud mother of a captain in the U.S. Army who has done two tours in Iraq. I am not only proud of him but also in awe of him and all the military personnel who watch our backs and keep us safe.

Here..here!! And so true! Thank-you for saying it!

My son is serving his 4th year as a Marine and is currently serving his 2nd tour in Afghanistan. He graduated in March of his senior year and left for boot camp 2 weeks later. The day I took him to the Marine recruiter and they drove to Portland to ship out was the beginning of the worst days of my life. They go through so much and grow up so fast in the military. I am SO proud of him and all the men and women who voluntarily join the military today. They sacrifice so much and get so little.

Thank you Ali for your words, especially coming from a senator's wife. Our military doesn't have the support in our federal government like they used to. The delaying of military wages that was proposed when the federal government was on shut down notice really struck a bad key in many many people. Thank our Father GOD in heaven that that didn't happen.

God Bless our Troops! They are the best of the best and they deserve our support every day! I am so proud of every one of them!

Very Proud Marine Mom