Thank You For Your Service

Let's Make Thank You For Your Service More than Lip ServiceI often see military personnel and I am quick to say thank you for your service. There are organizations that give us an opportunity to donate money to help veterans. https://www.buildinghomesforheroes.org/for-veterans/ (https://www.buildinghomesforheroes.org/for-veterans/). https://www.hfotusa.org. https://puppyjakefoundation.org (https://www.hfotusa.org. https://puppyjakefoundation.org) 0:00 - 0:30 Good evening, and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, that fifty-something Mom who likes to chat about life, love and a host of other topics. When we tell people thank you for your service. What do we really mean by that? I had conversations recently with three people that made me ponder the depth of this statement.Two were out of the military and one was still serving. 0:30 - 1:00 I reflected upon the contributions of my great-great-great-grandfather George Guthrie who fought in the Civil War in the calvary for the Union and my great-grandfather Elbert Lewis who fought in World War Two and what their service actually means to me. Whenever I see service people, I'm quick to say thank you for your service, but what have I done to be a service of their community? Tonight, I want to explore the topic of thank you for your service being more than lip service dog. Oftentimes 1:00 - 1:30 I receive calls from organizations that claim to do things on behalf of people who served in the military. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty skeptical about donating so long my conversation this week really made me think about how can I safely do something on behalf of people without getting scammed? I think we've all heard before that freedom is not free. I was shocked to find out that about one-third of veterans suffer from PTSD. 1:30 - 2:00 That's alarming. I know. As a civilian, I've not done enough to find out ways that I can contribute to people served in the military. So I want to start by talking about an organization c