While I agree that we need protection from our own government, I think 9/11 proved that we also need protection from those people our soldiers are fighting on the far side of the earth.

I am a teacher. And while I would gladly accept a "thank you" from someone, I recognize that my profession does not compare to the sacrifice of a soldier's.

“Protecting us” is worthy of debate as our military kills people on the far side of the Earth. We need PROTECTED from our politicians right here at home, they are truly TERRORISTS.

Let’s thank EVERY productive member of society.

Thank a teacher; their job is often as dangerous as that of a soldier. Thank a mechanic, for fixing your car so you can get to work and back. Thank an airline pilot for landing on the runway and not in a corn field or a building! Thank the guy picking up your garbage for removing those bags of disease-spreading rat food from the curb! Thank a prostitute for the stress she relieved, stopping one of her Johns from going on a killing spree.