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          My favorite holiday is very unusual and not a day that everybody considers a holiday. My favorite holiday is Christmas Eve. I love Christmas Eve because of the anticipation for Christmas morning. On Christmas Eve you feel very excited for whats to come the next day. Also, on Christmas Eve nights, my family still sets out cookies because I have a younger sister. So, it brings back lots of memories of the past Christmas's and brings hope for new memories.           Also, another reason why I like Christmas Eve more than Christmas Day itself is because all of my family comes together and celebrates on that day. I go to both of my grandparent's houses to celebrate on Christmas Eve. Also, my Aunt Brooke and cousin Peyton come here to celebrate. They live in the far west side of Iowa and are only 10 minutes away from Nebraska. So, since they are around 7 hours away from where I live, I only get to see them about twice a year, so, I cherish the moments when we are together.

One day, my friends and I decided to walk around town. We were very surprised when we saw a dancer dancing around the streets. She was wearing a red dress and she kept doing lots of spins. We sat there watching her and we were starting to get a little dizzy just from watching her spin. Also, the music that was playing was not in our language, it was in Spanish. The music was blasting in our ears and it was horrible. However, the music did have a good beat in which the dancer could dance to. So, we decided to lay down, and as we lye down, everything starting twisting. All I could see was rapidly twisting clouds in the sky. I started to get quite a bit worried. So, I tried to relax and close my eyes. However, that did not help. The next thing I remember was a police officer shaking me awake. To this day, I do not know what happened to my friends and me that day. So, there is still some suspicion in our minds that that occurrence happened for a reason. However, you cannot tell a story

Why are veterans special?           I can only imagine leaving family behind … and going headfirst into the unknown possibilities of war. It is impossible for me to put myself in veterans’ shoes and try to understand their feelings and their suffering. I believe that all of the courageous things that I have done and will do in my lifetime will never add up to one strand of veterans’ courage and bravery. Let’s all remember that the reason they put their lives in danger was for us. To all of us in this room, these courageous veterans put their lives at stake to ensure that we are safe, and that we have a happy and free life. And we should be forever grateful for that. We should never fall asleep at night and wake up in the morning not thinking about the people who made this happen. We would not be the people we are, or possibly not even here today without veterans. So, their incredible actions should be well appreciated.             All veterans have characteristics within them tha