Friday, November 11, 2011

The Forgotten Ones...

On a day when we thank our veterans for their service and willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country, there is one group that is often forgotten.


America's intelligence personnel are often working overseas in deep cover, unable to even communicate with loved ones or use their own names. They must live in a foreign land under foreign identities and are not even able to keep photos in their wallets or personal effects.


If and when they make it back home after their missions are completed, they are often met with a population who believes that spies only exist in 007 films, and I'm quite certain that they view some of the attitudes and behaviors of their fellow citizens as quite selfish and trite considering what they have given up for us to be able to continue living as we do.


Please, don't ever forget the men and women who work in the intelligence fields of our government. They are truly unsung heroes.


A.



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