Veterans 2
It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those who goes into battle. (retired General Norman Schwarzkopf)
While we rightfully honor the military brass who plan the strategy and give the orders, the real heroes, as Schwarzkopf suggests, are the men and women who actually face the enemy and wage war. We especially honored surviving veterans yesterday, and now we must try to emulate their courage when we wage the war of life. We are to follow our Lord’s orders and obey faithfully.
When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love . . . You are my friends if you do what I command. (John 15:10, 14)