[carlo3b]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA.. I LOVE YOU..

[Jet Jaguar]

Well put.

Thank you.

[Mastador1]

My parents are American, they weren’t born here, they had to wait, fill out uncounted forms, have a sponsor, swear not to ask for anything from the American government for five years and convince a judge to allow them to immigrate. Once here they worked hard to build a life, and become part of the greatest country on earth and instill that pride and desire in their children. No my parents weren’t born here, but I have found them to be more American than the countless wankers I have met that were born here and have no understanding of what it is to be part of the greatest nation on earth. Happy Birthday America and GOD BLESS YOU and keep you safe from all the wankers in the world foreign and domestic!

[woofie]

Thanks I needed that

[aposiopetic]

That love of yours for this Republic definitely shines through. Thank you for the post. A blessed Independence Day to you and everyone close to you.

[Girlene]

What a beautiful essay. Thank you for sharing it.

[dadfly]

reading this did my soul so much good. thank you, carlo, and a Happy Fourth of July!

[alfa6]

BRAVO ZULU and a hearty Semper Fi!!!

Best Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Tax-chick]

Excellent essay, Chef Carlo. Your positive attitude is a great blessing!

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Thank you for putting your thoughts into words, it was beautiful. Happy Independence Day to you and yours.

[Redleg Duke]

Carlo, thanks for telling your story. My great grandparents came to this country, some from Germany and one from Canada. They all came following a dream that was America. One son, my maternal Grandfather, found himself back in France, in the trenches of World War One, an infantryman in the 42nd Division, using the German he learned from his parents to talk to his enemies as fought them in hand-to-hand and bayonet combat.

My Dad, Uncles and Aunt served in the US Military. My sister and I both did. We still believe in the American Dream that lured our ancestors to this country. We are Americans, as is my son.

The new invaders of our southern borders are not coming to pursue the old dream, they are coming for the socialist freebies of the perverted dream. Not to be free to work and build, but free to sit on their collectivist asses and be waited on.

What they don't realize is that they are not people, but vectors, projectiles in a biological attack on America. Who is orchestrating this attack and who is allowing it? I have my theories, as an old S-3. Anyone else?

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Carlo! A truly eloquent essay and tribute to your family!
God Bless You, FRiend!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[mabarker1]

WOW, AWESOME, Thank You!

[carlo3b]

It doesn’t need to be the 4th of July to remember how much I love our Country.. :)