for your service to our country and for reminding us all that without the sacrifice of our veterans we wouldn’t be in the position we are today debating the finer points of a game that in the end doesn’t really matter.

Also, thank you to all the other veterans in the MHR family. I truly respect each and every one of you.

My Dad grew up in the mountians of New Mexico and played high school football at Alamagordo. After WWII, veterans who had not finished high school were allowed to retain their eligibilty, so my Dad played ball against some very experienced men. He went to Western New Mexico University on a football scholarship, but had to cut his career short for the Korean War. After the war he had the GI Bill, so he was still able to make it through college. He said that if it wasn’t for football he probably wouldn’t have even made it through high school.

The strange thing about Veteran’s Day is that he always had jobs that did not give him a day off. It is strange that he had to work on a day that was set up to honor his sacrifices.

I thank my wife since she served in the Army in the late 80’s and early 90’s.

I want to take this time and salute all those who served for our country. Also to both my grandfathers who were both in the military.

I saw the damage, lived the damage, and love all VETS who fight to keep this nation free. We are a republic—vets fought to keep it—still fight to keep it.

Let’s not let socialism take over this nation—it will not work—and we will no longer be free.

Bring back the Bible and we can still save this nation—without it our Vets die in vain—and our nation is lost.

I took part in a ceremony dedicating a World War II memorial to all the men from my college who served and died in that war. You can read about it in this New York Times article. There are quite a few inaccuracies in that piece (to say I’m an expert on the subject the article claims I am is a gross exaggeration), but it tells you what you need to know.

By the end of the month we should have a website up and running for the memorial, which expands greatly the scope of the project. If anyone’s interested I’ll provide the URL once it goes active.

Pls if you can visit the Danny Dietz memorial. As (maybe you guys and beautiful women of MHR are probably tiring of hearing) you know I am a Vet and am loyal to all of us, and pls give a simple prayer to him and his family. I love all my Colorado vets and all American vets.

I thank you my friends of MHR for letting me tribute my fellow vets. I feel all of you on MHR are part of my Bronco and American family. I would willing give my life for any and all of you. Regardless of political affiliation or such. If I could go to Iraq, Afghanistan or wherever I am needed I would do it right now. Again thank you Guru and the coaching staff for allowing me to do this.