Jared Shoemaker Memorial Walk

From my brother, Meric Rimes, from a few years ago…very well stated brother!

I normally put some thoughts down and post them here on Facebook for Veteran's Day but this year, I was too busy. I was busy spending time with my brothers and having a great Veteran's Day weekend and just haven't gotten around to it until just now. I want you to know that I appreciate every sacrifice you ever made. Every early morning you got up to train. Every family meal you missed. Every time you missed your kids game or recital. Every date night you couldn't make. Every time you said to yourselves that the American people's freedoms were more important. Whether you served in either World War, Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or whether you served during peacetime waiting for that call, I appreciate EVERY sacrifice you had to make because you were humble and understood that you were serving something far greater than yourself. Your legacy lives on in the freedoms every American enjoys and takes for granted. It has not gone by unnoticed. It has not been in vain. It is appreciated more than you will ever know. I love each and everyone of you and I am proud to have served with you, to have followed in your footsteps, or to have simply enjoyed the freedoms that you have provided me and my family. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!