We can never repay our debt to them.
We join Taylor Hicks this Veterans Day for his tribute to our veterans and troops.
Since July 1, 2006, in Salt Lake City where Taylor sang his American Idol coronation song, “Do I Make You Proud,” and dedicated it to our troops, he has remembered the brave men and women in our Armed Forces.
In 2009, he first sang “Nineteen,” the emotional story of an American hero “trying to hold on to his American dream,” live on stage in San Diego with many servicemen and women in the audience.
“That’s for our troops,” he told them. “Nineteen” has remained his way of remembering our troops.
This Veterans Day, Taylor is saluting our veterans and troops with inspiring stories and videos on his website.
http://taylorhicks.ning.com/profiles/blog/list
To the men and women of our Armed Forces past and present:
Our deepest thanks for your sacrifice and service. You make us proud!
“Nineteen,” video by KarinP and Allyn was first published here on 9.11.09.
“Nineteen,” was written by Jeffrey Steel, Gary Nicholson, and Tom Hambridge and recorded by Taylor Hicks on The Distance out on Modern Whomp Records.
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I have thought about this for a few days now. I often wonder how one heeds the call for service to their country voluntarily. I truly believe that each and every person who serves, while mindful of the risks and sacrifices, are very "special" people who have been born with a sense of duty to their countries and humanity in general.
In Canada, November 11 is called Remembrance Day. We honour all of those lost in past and current conflicts.
As I have mentioned in the past, I am sure, Nineteen represents all of those who have selflessly given their lives and their futures no matter what their chronological age is.
Unfortunately, war has been a part of life since the beginning of time. During the past year, I saw The Road to Passchendaele. If you ever have the opportunity to see this movie, I think that you would be shocked to see the conditions in which the soldiers fought in World War I.
The conditions that the troops are enduring today are most likely just as difficult.
As Christmas approaches, it must bring with it feelings of homesickness for the troops. Christmas always reminds me of a song by the group, Alabama, called "Tonight is Christmas". We can only hope that one day soon there will be peace.
While we can never repay the troops for all of their sacrifices, we can continue to support and respect them for their efforts and their "sense of duty".
May God continue to bless and protect all of the troops in harm's way and provide comfort to the family members who worry about their safety every day and night.
Thanks for the beautiful video, Karin. Seeing all those beautiful young men and women always touches my heart; thinking of the sacrifices they are making makes me grateful.
Taylor did a wonderful job with the song and I appreciate what he is doing to thank the troops every day.
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