It is once again the 11th day of the 11th month and time to celebrate Veterans Day. Veterans Day is not about protesting the political reasons for war or questioning why a person would be sent to kill another person.  Veterans Day is about celebrating those who performed the ultimate sacrifice, many with their lives, as the President of the United States to which they swore to obey commanded.  These sometimes unthinkable and brutal acts have kept the soil of the United States in tact as well as allowed all citizens to enjoy freedom.  This Veterans Day finds the men and women of our armed services in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan and stationed elsewhere around the world.

For many in our country, this holiday will go virtually unnoticed. For some, it will be a minor irritant with the closing of some government offices. But for others, it will be a solemn occasion to recognize and remember the sacrifices that they or their loved ones have made in support of our great country.

On this Veterans Day, it is important to remember that we have modern-day warriors who are dressed not in Halloween costumes, but in uniforms in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world. We must not forget their service once they return home.

I thank and am proud of not only myself but those who have served and those currently serving.

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David Holt, 69, of Amarillo died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in North Amarillo Church of Christ with Cecil Burch, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. 

Mr. Holt was born Aug. 27, 1939, in Canadian to David and Mildred Holt. He had worked in production at Asarco for 36 years. Mr. Holt was a member of North Amarillo Church of Christ.

He married Stella Louise Swires on Aug. 27, 1960, in Canadian.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Arthur "Willie" Holt.

Survivors include his wife, Stella Holt; a daughter, Karla Bryan and husband Stant of Amarillo; two sons, Kevin Holt and wife Renee of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Michael Holt and wife Huixian of Cross Junction, Va.; two sisters, Edna Jackson of Denton and Sandra Lucas of Longview; and five grandchildren, Eric and Willie Bryan and Kory, Aaron and Kyla Holt.

The family suggests memorials be to Refugee Mission, North Amarillo Church of Christ, 801 N.E. 15th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79107.

Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 2, 2008

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