{"id":1461,"date":"2025-11-11T11:24:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/militaryministry\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:27:37","slug":"veterans-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/militaryministry\/2025\/11\/11\/veterans-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one\u2019s friends John 15:13. That\u2019s the love our veterans have shown and it\u2019s that love that brings us together today as we honor them.<\/p>\n

Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I on November 11th, 1918 \u2014 the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Over time, it has become a day to honor all veterans \u2014 from every branch, every generation, and every conflict \u2014 those who stood watch, who deployed far from home, and who carried the weight of our freedom on their shoulders.<\/p>\n

To me, Veterans Day is not just a date on the calendar \u2014 it is a promise. A promise to never forget the cost of freedom and to honor<\/em> the men and women who make that freedom possible. It\u2019s a day to reflect, to remember, and to carry forward their legacies with the same courage and devotion they showed us. It\u2019s a day of gratitude, honoring those who gave up comfort, safety, and for too many, their tomorrows so that we could have ours \u2014 and reminding us to live each day worthy of their service, their sacrifice.<\/em><\/p>\n

As someone who has the privilege of serving our veterans through community programs and remembrance efforts, I carry their stories close to my heart. Everything I do \u2014 whether advocating for veterans\u2019 benefits, serving as a Guardian and Veteran Recruiter with Blue Ridge Honor Flight or helping bring The Wall That Heals to communities, is because of what they have done and continue to do for us.<\/p>\n

Through my work with veteran organizations, I’ve seen the strength the unites every branch of service. The commitment that carried them through battlefields and deployments now drives them to serve again – in our classrooms, our churches, our communities.<\/p>\n

They share an unbreakable bond – a steadfast faithfulness to one another and to the ideals they swore to defend. Their courage may have started in a uniform, but their service never ends.<\/p>\n

Veterans, <\/strong>Words will never be enough to express the gratitude I hold in my heart for each and every one of you. You<\/em> have given us the gifts of freedom, safety, and hope \u2014 gifts that can never truly be repaid.<\/p>\n

On Veterans Day, we honor you.<\/p>\n

Today and always, we honor you.<\/p>\n

May we always live our lives worthy of your service, your sacrifice.<\/p>\n

May we, as a community and a nation, never forget the cost of freedom, nor the hearts that bore it with courage.\u00a0 May we be a nation that remembers those who serve and a community that always honors<\/em> those who gave us this day.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your service.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lisa Marie Barrett, Military Ministry Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one\u2019s friends John 15:13. That\u2019s the love our veterans have shown and it\u2019s that love that brings us together today as we honor them. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I on November 11th, 1918 \u2014 … <\/p>\n

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