Thanking Our Veterans

For the week of Veterans Day, South Florida District Manager Jeffery Taylor asked that all managers and supervisors gather their employees and recognize those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Service men and women were encouraged to share military stories with their coworkers. Taylor sent the following message throughout the district:

“This Veterans Day, let’s not take our veterans or our freedom for granted.  It is appropriate for us to take time out of our day to say “thank you” for their service — to be grateful to them for their willingness to do whatever necessary to preserve our way of life at home and at work.

As you may know, the Postal Service is second only to the U.S. Department of Defense in the number of veterans in the workforce.

I’m asking you to join me in saluting the service men and women in our workforce. I’m asking that you select a date during the week of November 8 to gather all your employees (veteran and non-veteran) and recognize the brave men and women who have, or continue to serve, in the U.S. Armed Forces.

It is so easy for us to get caught up in our daily lives with all our interests and busy schedules that we can take things for granted. When we’re healthy, we may take our good health for granted. Relationships that are smooth and fulfilling can be taken for granted. And because we enjoy freedom in this country, we can take that for granted, too. But there has been a lot of sacrifice and bloodshed to earn and keep the freedoms we too often undervalue. We owe a debt of gratitude to those who have fought and continue doing so to secure our way of life.”