Veterans Day 2013

This Veterans day I had my eyes opened like never before. I have always been extremely grateful for the service veterans have given to our country, but this veterans day took my appreciation to a new level. I was invited to Visit the Hospice ward at the VA in Dallas by my director and former Mrs. Texas INTL 2012, Rachel Hedstrom. She has been volunteering with veterans and active duty military for years, it is a cause near and dear to her heart as she was a "brat". We were able to speak with these men and women and hear their amazing life stories, some of which had us in tears. We even encountered a man who started crying when we wished him a Happy Veterans Day - He explained that no one ever thanks him, and that he spent last veterans day ALONE. The fact that we were there spending our day with him made his day. They truly are the greatest American Heros.