Thank you for the post. This is exactly the kind of thing that I would normally expect to see from patriot Americans on a day like today, and naturally also when I browse the postings at FreeRepublic.
Sadly, however, the tone of more postings have been one of gloom, doom, despair, and grim predictions about the demise of the freedoms upon which this nation was founded. And while we may all have those fears from time to time, today is not the day to be ruled by them. To me, that would be like fretting over the decline of the military on Memorial Day, or predicting the end of Christianity on Christmas.
So this is a call to all my fellow Freepers who may have succumbed to those fears today - please snap out if it, at least for today.
I concur. You wrote your plea convincingly and passionately.
Let’s honour those men by only showing love and appreciation for their sacrifices on this day. :)