VETS: Stand down humbling

| July 27, 2011 11:06 AM

We were blessed to be able to serve breakfast to our country's military veterans last Saturday morning as part of the North Idaho Veterans Stand Down. We worked in the Knights of Columbus booth, along with 10 or so other cheerful Knights. We had smiles on our faces the entire few hours we all worked together, mostly because of the gratitude these vets and their families expressed.

Every person we served- and I mean everyone - said "Thank you" to us. Many of these folks are going through rough patches right now, so their gratitude for our small measure was overwhelming to us.

At the end of our shift, we agreed that we indeed owe them a much greater debt of gratitude than they owe us. So, from the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank all of you veterans out there for the service you gave our country. God bless you one and all.

LES and JANET ATCHLEY

Coeur d'Alene