“That’s pretty special.”
Rick Higgins, Veteran from Creswell, Oregon
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Joseph Ambrose, an 86-year-old World War I veteran, attending the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982 and holding the flag that covered the casket of his son who was killed in the Korean War |
Today is Veterans Day—a day set aside to say thank you to the men and women who serve this country and sacrifice much so that we can live free. The folks at Mom’s Snak Shak in Creswell, Oregon (population 5,113) proudly display their appreciation, not just on Veterans Day but every day. Inside the diner, the walls are lined with photos of veterans living and dead—260 at last count and growing. For some families, it’s a place to gather and remember. For others, their stories are still unfolding—16 of the soldiers pictured are serving overseas. And the appreciation shown by Mom’s Snak Shak extends beyond its “wall of honor”; these folks put their money where their mouth is—or, rather, where the soldiers’ mouths are. Any service man or woman who comes into the diner in a uniform eats for free.
A video tribute to the men and women we honor on this day and all days:
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