Oasis Legal Finance salutes our Servicemembers and our Veterans
January 1, 2012
Oasis Legal Finance salutes our Servicemembers and our Veterans
As 2011 comes to a close and 2012 starts, we at Oasis Legal Finance would like to take this opportunity to thank the men and women who are currently serving in the United States Military and those who have served.
As of December 30, 2011 there has been 6,337 Servicemembers Killed in Action in Iraq and Afghanistan and 47,392 Wounded in Action. This does not include those who come back and suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, or Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI. This could be tens of thousands more.
We, as a nation, need to thank these men and women every day, but not just those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but ALL those who have served. We cannot forget those who served in World War II, the Greatest Generation. We are losing these men and women at a rate of almost 10,000 a day. We cannot forget those who served in Korea, the Forget War. Vietnam, a conflict that divided a nation at times and when they came back our Servicemembers did not get the recognitions that they deserved. We need to also remember those who served in other conflicts such as The Berlin Air Lift, Panama, Grenada, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Cold War. It was because these men and women who were and are willing to put on the uniform of the United States and stand and defend her, and the at times lay their life down for her; we have the freedoms and liberties that we have today. So we need to ensure that they and their families are always taken care of.
With this in mind Oasis has teamed up with Operation Homefront Illinois in bringing Christmas Dinner and Holiday Gift baskets to the families who are staying at the Fisher House at Hines VA Medical Center. These are families that are staying at Fisher House because their loved one that is currently in the military, or are veterans, are undergoing medical treatment. Sometimes these families have to stay at Fisher House for several months because their loved one is receiving medical treatment.
We ask you to help these organizations as you can, even if it is just to send them an email to thank them for their care and dedication.
Fisher House (http://www.fisherhouse.org/)
Operation Homefront (http://www.operationhomefront.net/)
So are you embark on a new year and look forward, to what everybody hopes is a better one. We need to thank and remember those who made this possible.
So please keep in mind the mottos of each of the branches of service.
United States Army Duty, Honor, Country
United State Marine Corps Semper Fidelis “Always Faithful.”
United States Navy “Honor, Courage, Commitment”
United States Air Force “Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence in All We Do”
United States Coast Guard Semper Paratus “Always Ready”
