Appreciate the Price of Freedom

Memorial Day is the day we honor our fallen soldiers, and in paying honor to them, I thought I would reblog this post. 

Those who live in this country while hating it have forgotten the price that was paid for this great nation. The ONLY reason they have the freedom to mock and shame this country is because these men and women DIED for that freedom! This nation may not be perfect, but it is the one nation who has been the greatest force of GOOD! 

As we celebrate today and enjoy our BBQs and our days off of work, let us remember to appreciate those who have paid the ultimate price for this freedom.

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Today, I would like to give my tribute to America. Yes, the land of the free and the home of the brave. I love my home, America.

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There are many in this world who would scoff at those words, many who would sneer at my homeland, believing they would be better off without it. Yet, for those who long for freedom, those held under tight regimental control, where do their hearts long to go? Where do their dreams take them when they think of freedom? Yes, it is AMERICA! This land was chosen to be a place where “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”* This is the land of the free and the brave. This country was founded on freedom, on liberty…

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