They didn't have safe spaces. Microaggressions and trigger warnings? Nope. Did they fight their battles with hash tags? Never. And I'm pretty sure they knew which bathroom to use without some fool in Washington telling them.
When the country they loved was threatened or attacked, they lined up around the block to sign up. They did not burn our flag in protest, but carried it high and carried it proud with all the devotion and respect it deserves. They carried that symbol of our freedom into places that resembled Hell. And they fought, sometimes for an inch of ground at a time, because they believed America was worth fighting for.
Some came home to their families. Some came home in boxes. Some never came home at all.
They all have more than earned our respect and gratitude. And they all deserve to be remembered not only on this day, but every day.
Well said. Bless you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gorges. I just think we really need to remember the cost of our freedoms.
ReplyDeleteWell said, Today I think of all our service men and women.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rob...We can't forget. Ever.
ReplyDeleteThose were good times to be an American and good values to be proud of. Not much like that now...
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Harry...I'm not quite sure where we got off the track, but it seem like respect and morals and dignity are in short supply. When I see the damage that was done to some Memorial Day displays over the weekend for no other reason than pure meanness, it makes me just sad.
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