HAPPY VETERANS DAY FROM THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT!

SANTA FE NEW MEXICO

SPIRIT FILLED

REMARKABLE

AWE INSPIRING

...

Beyond Words

11-11-11

Good Morning from

New Mexico

dear ones!

Happy Veterans Day

...

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the candle is lit

for you

for the

Creator to give you strength

in all that you are going through

and

for what you need

as you face the upcoming surgeries out there in

Colorado

prayers are going up

>>><<<

Happy Veterans Day

and

THANK YOU

to those who are serving

to those who have served this great Nation of ours!

We Remember

We HONOR

those who have served

...

We Thank Those

I hope you will cross the street each day

when you see a soldier

see a man/woman wearing a ball cap that indicates

they have served

and

take the time

to say

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

...

FLY THOSE FLAGS FRIENDS!

I am preparing to return home

after a most remarkable tour

one that had me in El Paso

where I met service men and women

in an airport in El Paso TX.

I walked the airport

the home of

FT Bliss

and

over the overhead loudspeaker a man's voice

came on

and stated;

"IF YOU SEE A SERVICE MAN OR WOMAN

HERE IN OUR AIRPORT,

PLEASE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE IN OUR COUNTRY, PLEASE REMEMBER OUR SERVCE MEN AND WOMEN. WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE,

WELCOME TO EL PASO."

I had just landed,

flying

American Airlines ealier

as we landed

the pilot came on the speaker

and

informed the passengers that we had

service men and women on board,

he thanked them for serving our country!

I began to applaud,

I continued clapping until others on the plane

joined me, and we clapped

and

we clapped

until

the entire plane

erupted in clapping for the 5 that were aboard the plane.

I have never been more proud.

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It was then

I found out that FT Bliss is

HUGE...

I was in El Paso,

and

realized just how huge

FT Bliss was!

Soon I was in the air and

arrived in Alburqurque NM,

got a rental car and headed to beautiful

Santa Fe,

arrving at the historic

Hilton

and

all I can tell you is this,

it was

"the land of Enchantment"

and

a most spiritual two days

in New Mexico.

The first person I met

here on this Veterans day

as I reflect on Santa Fe

was a man named Rick

from Missouri.

Rick was a

Vietnam Veteran

and

he was at the Hilton on business.

We struck up a conversation and I enjoyed him so very much.

Rick was in a power chair,

and he had eyes that spoke to the soul.

He had been shot several times in Viet Nam,

suffered a brain anyrueysm

and was told he would never recover,

but

recover he did

and

now is articulate, is charming

and

oh is he bright.

A Marine, a husband, and quite a gentleman.

He has survived all odds

even to the dismay of a brilliant doc of Johns Hopkins

he told me.

I admired him, and hated our time was so limited.

Thank you Rick for your service to our country,

I hope our paths will cross again some day.

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I was honored to meet some wonderful professional caregivers in Santa Fe,

to walk the streets there and visit the most beautiful of shops;

to sit in and pray in St Francis Church there;

to light candles for loved ones

and

to see some incredible sights

and sit in the lobby by a fire that was just amazing

before leaving for beautiful

Alburqurque

oh how I love

this area.

More pictures to follow

but

yesterday

was more than I could hope for

as

folks gathered for a long but fabulous day

of

healthcare professionals

along with

therapists, counselors, physical and occupational therapists,

pyschologists, social workers and even a fellow 9/11 first responder.

Two women there had suffered the effects of giving so much to those they provided care for that one had had a heart attack and stroke along the way, the other had a thryoid removed

folks that give so much to others in their professions that they fail to take best care of themselves until their bodies finally just shut them down along the way!

The blessings of the day were many;

the city filled with spirit

out in the

land of enchantment

out in

Indian Country

places of such beauty

with stories of

inter-generational loss/grief/sorrow

that continues on today

with stories that would break your heart.

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But today

I have time to catch some more of the beauty,

pictures to share with you all here,

the warriors of this page

and

then its time to board

SOUTHWEST

my airlines

and

head home

to warmth...

to family and the four leggeds

and

to rest

before heading off to Ohio

next week

and seeing those

folks wearing the

green

of

Crossroads Hospice!

Yep, I just love those Hospice folks from Crossroads HOSPICE)

For

 today

we pause

we remember

we

give great thanks

to those

wearing the Uniforms

those who have served

our great country

we

take time

to cross the street if we have to,

just to say

THANK YOU

for your service of our Great Country

WE THANK YOU

and we

Want YOU home!

...

All give more than many would or could ever imagine

while so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice

so that we may enjoy the freedoms

of this land

our homes

our soft or firm beds

and

our homes

our very freedoms

to choose

to laugh

to be free

today

tonight

and

tomorrow.

Thank you

I am grateful

to all of you

to your families

and

to the memories of those who have given all.

God bless America

the

land of the free

because of the brave.

So many have come home in flag draped caskets; so many have mourned them, we have all mourned them and their families

we THANK THEM and must continue to in countless ways...

We REMEMBER them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwoXmXA8BvY

THANK YOU

Hold them UP warriors

find them

and

say thank you today

those who have served

those who are serving

and

their families.

Thank you New Mexico

the

Land of Enchantment

I so enjoyed each of you

and your  most beautiful surroundings

Walk In Beauty

DRSES

www.drsherryeshowalter.com