Sunday, October 26, 2008

How Can Veterans Benefit Our Youth Today

Today in this country we need heroes. People that have risked a lot of things for their country and maybe even there lives. People that have inspiring stories to tell. Most people think that we don’t have true heroes, but they are all around us, in our neighborhoods, in our churches and working regular jobs but most people don’t notice them, because they don’t look for them. Our youth today need veterans to inspire them, to teach them, to help, and to be their hero.
I knew a veteran once he never served on the battlefield but he is my hero. He would tell us inspiring stories and through those stories he would inspire me to do things for our country. People often wonder what our youth need. What they need is true heroes. Not a pop or a movie star because they are not true heroes. True heroes would be some one that cares about the country and the people in the country. A veteran fits that profile, so they are heroes.
Veterans help write history for the youth to read. The youth needs some one to look up to and some of those people are veterans. The reason they inspire is because they fight for a cause larger than themselves. They are great leaders through their actions. They are selfless, helpful and many more things. They go into war and give all they got but they come out with so much more. Through their stories they inspire many to do great things. The veterans benefit the youth by providing them with a safe country and people to look up to.
Veterans help our nation through service to our country and they help our youth in many ways. They inspire me to study hard so I might be a great leader some day. This is why veterans are my heroes.

1 comment:

Larisa said...

If more youth would look to veterans as their heros instead of main stream media stars, this country would be better off. Keep looking to those veterans Alexa and you will do fine in life.

Mom