“It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us. . .that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. . . that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. . . that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom. . and that government of the people. . .by the people. . .for the people. . . shall not perish from the earth. “ – taken from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
On this approaching Memorial Day, when thoughts often turn to pool openings, beach retreats and extra time off from work or school, I’d like to give my thanks to all of our men and women in uniform.
The title of today’s blog, as you may recognize, is from the United States Declaration of Independence. I often wonder if our founders would have envisioned a world where our military is called to serve on such a regular basis. Of all the ways that citizens can serve their fellow citizens, the job of an active military person is untouchable in all of its implications. To put oneself in harm’s way; to protect those you’ll never meet; to suffer humiliation at worst, and indifference at best, for that service; there is no other job where these are daily occurrences.
We honor those that answer the call to keep us safe and protect us. Neither policy makers nor politicians, those that serve are merely doing their job.
From all of us at Boxer Advisors, LLC, we hope you have a wonderfully fun and safe Memorial Day weekend and that you give thanks, silently or not, to all those, past and present, who make sure we are free to celebrate.
I’m also linking a previous blog post on several great new solutions we are offering and encourage you, once you’re through your holiday weekend, to please take a look!
Boxer Advisors, LLC, is a full-service consulting, training and coaching firm with more than 50 professional consultants, facilitators, and coaches and carefully selected partners providing services to Federal agencies and Fortune 1000 companies since 1996.
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