Why I am Grateful to American Veterans. Note: very emotional and mushy towards end.

"We must be the great arsenal of democracy." These renowned words were spoken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. America is a land known by many names, the arsenal of democracy, the land of opportunity, and as President George Bush puts it, "...the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world...." These names all center on one fact - America is truly the land of the free. We give people fundamental rights such as liberty, equality, justice and the pursuit of happiness, immigrants flock here by the millions to taste this liberty pie. Who do we thank for the sweet…