Today, May 19 is Armed Forces Day.

I would like to remind everybody on this Armed Forces Day about how much our men and women now serving are sacrificing at home and all over the world, on our more than 800 bases, to protect our freedoms.

Whether deployed in combat and non-combat situations, overseas or statewide, all are far from home, lonely and apart from their loved ones. They serve their country without complaining, some in terrible places.

My own children, following in my footsteps, served many years in the US Marine Corps and Air Force.

They always received at least one letter from me every month, sometimes more often, depending on circumstances. Since I had been there, done that, I knew how important communications were to all serving.

I’m sure most of the newspaper’s readers know someone now serving or know someone who knows someone serving.

Why don’t you send a letter, email, Skype or phone call or even a care package to someone on active duty, even someone you don’t even know? He or she will appreciate it, and you will feel good doing it.

I want to personally thank all those serving and hope and pray that they all may be saved in combat, and no more lives will be lost in a new world where peace will prevail.

Frank Slason

Somerville

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