There are men who don’t get to choose comfort.
Men who don’t get to choose peace.
Men who stepped forward when others stepped back.
They didn’t do it for recognition.
They didn’t do it for applause.
They did it because something inside them said:
“I will carry the weight.”
Men of discipline.
Men of brotherhood.
Men of identity forged through fire.
Today, we don’t just say “thank you.”
We acknowledge the example.
They showed us what a man is capable of when he commits to something greater than himself.
To the men who served:
We see you.
We respect you.
We honor the weight you carried.