In Memory Of...
On March 5th, 1770, Crispus Attucks died. He is normally identified as the first to die for the cause of American (well, technically U.S. of A.) freedom. Since that time, others have been dying with some regularity for the same cause. Monday is Memorial Day. Most of us use the holiday to shop or get together with friends. How many of us take any time to remember why we have this holiday. Do you attend a Memorial Day parade? Do you say "thank you" to a veteran? Do you put up the flag on your house?
Freedom isn't free. There is a strong likelihood that the casualty lists in Iraq will be added to on Memorial Day this year. I pray that the day may soon come when our service people are not at risk every day and that our government uses good judgement before putting them at risk again.
Let me say "thank you" to all veterans and more to the point of this Memorial Day say that I recognize the sacrifice that so many made whether facing the British in the early days of this nation, the Mexicans during the period of our national expansion, the Spanish a century ago, the Germans twice in the last century and their Japanese allies in the second of those conflicts, the Koreans and Chinese a half-century ago, the Vietnamese about a third of a century ago, the conflicts in the middle east of the last 15 years, and the myriad of small engagements that we've been involved in as a nation since our national birth. Your sacrifice is remembered.
Freedom isn't free. There is a strong likelihood that the casualty lists in Iraq will be added to on Memorial Day this year. I pray that the day may soon come when our service people are not at risk every day and that our government uses good judgement before putting them at risk again.
Let me say "thank you" to all veterans and more to the point of this Memorial Day say that I recognize the sacrifice that so many made whether facing the British in the early days of this nation, the Mexicans during the period of our national expansion, the Spanish a century ago, the Germans twice in the last century and their Japanese allies in the second of those conflicts, the Koreans and Chinese a half-century ago, the Vietnamese about a third of a century ago, the conflicts in the middle east of the last 15 years, and the myriad of small engagements that we've been involved in as a nation since our national birth. Your sacrifice is remembered.
posted by Scooter at 11:08 PM
1 Comments:
I am glad to report my favorite Veteran, my brother in law, was release finally from Walter Reed this past week and is home on medical leave. A veteran of the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Gulf War and not to mention his training of the Contras.
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