Today is the day we remember those who’ve gone before us; Those who gave their life so that we may have the freedoms that we have in America.
While yes, A Real Change is an International company, we are headquartered in Kansas City, MO, in the heart of the United States of America. But today, we wanted to do something special to remember those who have paved the way for making this great nation what it is today, and for those who gave their lives so that we might have this freedom in this country.
Back in 1914, a war began that was referred to as ‘the War to end all Wars’. The Great War, more commonly known as World War 1 began.
9 million human lives were taken from this earth during the first World War.
The League of Nations was started at the end of it to prevent such conflict from happening again, but we all know what happened in 1939, when World War 2 began, taking with it an estimated 50 to 85 million human lives. These lives were people, just like you and me, with families, friends, coworkers.
Sometimes today, in our social media culture, we forget about the years gone by and the people who died for the freedoms we have. They pressed through hard to bring this world to where we are today.
I myself, a young guy of 26 years old, don’t really have any comprehension of what was going on back then. The young men in this country who would’ve died back in the 1st & 2nd World War were guys my age, friends of mine, possibly even myself, in years gone by. And yet, here I am today sitting behind a computer in my apartment writing this email to you, in the greatest nation …read more
Source: A Real Change