This last Tuesday I once again served as a poll worker
at a Vote Center.
This is a long day, 5AM until the polls close at 6PM
and then the closing administrative duties.
Of course, there is also the training one takes before
election day.
Indeed, it is a dedicated service and I applaud all
poll workers who served.
We each, at the beginning if the day, swore an oath to
support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State
of Indiana.
I was very proud to do so, speaking the words with
sincerity and determination.
I wore a name badge that identified me as an election
official.
This is my way of serving my state and country.
But you know, all of that service seems seriously insufficient
when compared to the service of people who wear, not a name badge, but a whole
uniform to identify their service.
They serve, not for a very long day, but for three or
more years, often in dangerous locations.
Instead of a few hours of training in a comfortable
room, they undergo boot camp and other more intense training.
At the end of my day as a poll worker, I get to go
home and back to my life.
At the end of a soldier or sailor’s service, they must
rebuild a life interrupted by their patriotic service.
Thank you Veterans and all who currently serve!!!
