It was cool this morning, a frost advisory was in effect, my car required a little time to warm-up, but I remember thinking that I was glad to be alive, and proud that I had voted.
When I was deployed, it was an off year. No elections, just the prospect of holidays a world apart from my most loved ones. I sometimes wish that it had been an election year. The prospect of casting my vote, the fundamental act of citizenship, while wearing my nation's cloth (even if my nation's fashion sense is sometimes suspect--I mean, really? Digital ACUs?), is something sublime.
Happily, I am not currently deployed, but I'm still voting. In my clinics, I have the privelege of being an advocate for my patients. In the military, I have the honor of being an advocate for soldier health. And, in my country, I have the proud duty of being an advocate for my nation.
Happy election day!
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