Veterans Day, 2018
Veterans Day, 2018 Fort Carson Catholic Community This Sunday we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day. There was a sign posted in the Army recruiting office during World War II that famously said: “Marry a veteran, girls. He can cook, make beds, sew, and is already used to taking orders.” I tried that joke out on the Catholic Women of the Chapel, a ladies’ ministry we have here at Fort Carson, and they all howled, almost in unison “not my husband!” We have inspiring stories in the scriptures about brave soldiers who were faithful men as well. You may remember the story of King David’s mighty men, warriors, we read about them in 2 Samuel 23 in the Old Testament. The Philistines had taken Bethlehem, David’s birthplace, and during the encampment in the desert, David said, the text says, “longingly”, “O that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!” Then three of his mighty men ran and broke through the battle lines of the Ph