Thank You is Never Enough: Honoring Our Veterans
By: Governor Kristi Noem
November 10, 2023
As we celebrate Veterans Day, it is important for all of us to take a step back and remember the reason for the holiday.
Throughout our nation’s history, brave men and women have stepped up to serve the United States of America. While they each likely felt an individual calling to do so, there is something that connects them all. Every veteran in American history has had a belief in a purpose greater than any one person.
When our nation was created, it was founded upon the ideal that each and every one of us has God-given rights that cannot be taken away. Our Democratic form of government secures those rights. And every man and woman who has ever served in the United States military fought to protect our rights, our Freedoms, and our self-governance.
Those who serve make great sacrifices. They sacrifice time with their families. And many of them sacrifice their physical and mental wellbeing. They do this because they know that their cause is one worth fighting for – America is worth fighting for.
We live in a time where some people are turning their backs on the traditional American values that made us the nation we are today. But those who serve have never turned their backs on America.
I am proud to be from a state that still respects the ideal upon which our nation was founded. South Dakotans have held true to our values. We love America. We fight for what is right. And we never forget the people who have sacrificed so that we can enjoy our Freedoms.
We have thousands of active-duty military members and veterans living in South Dakota. The members of the South Dakota National Guard have received numerous national awards for their strength and readiness. There is no one that I trust more to keep our state and our nation safe than our National Guard. I thank them for their continued service.
On Veterans Day, we remember those who fought. We pay our respect to our veterans. It is important that we do this. We can never ask people to continue to serve their nation without also showing them that they will receive the respect and honor they deserve for doing so.
I encourage everyone to continue to thank veterans for their service. Don’t just do it in honor of Veterans Day – thank our veterans every day of the year. Those who served this nation could never receive enough thanks for what they have done.
I will always do all that I can to make South Dakota the best state in America to live, work, and retire as a veteran. I hope that our veterans know how much we appreciate them and all they have done for us.
To all of the veterans who have served the United States of America, thank you. God bless you.
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Did she write this on the way to Paris? Can the state’s king air make it there?
Did cory shortyberger tell you to post this?
No but I hope there are pics of the trip. Who isn’t a fan of eurotrash
I doubt it but she was there with the other Cory. Family values!
Did she go with Cory L. to honor the Vichy France veterans? I miss the days when South Dakota had a Governor for South Dakotans, lived full-time in South Dakota and did not use South Dakotans for props.
At least Senator Rounds and our Congressional delegation were back home to honor our vets.
“vichy” must be fun to say. it’s used a lot here. jerry seinfeld used to say that americans like salsa because it’s fun to say “ salsa “. ok. vichy.
the elephant on the room is the fact that trump supporters are backing a man who is declaring war on political adversaries and downgrading them from human to vermin status in his new rhetoric.
there was a very famous bit of prose from ww2 about staying silent while the fascists came for each adversarial group in turn, and nobody being left at the end when the fascists come for you.
let’s nip this behavior in the bud right now.
Then you have an elected official from South Dakota who is desperately trying to be a top pick for the American Führer Trump.
all i’m saying is that many many republicans are making a calculation with regard to trump, and in many cases doing it over their own personal gutcheck as to his behavioral issues and history. they gotta be thinking about when the line is finally crossed, in their estimation, and it’s time to go elsewhere.