Please remember, our Armed Forces have turned the tide of world wars. Young men and women from our great country's four corners have humbled history's worst tyrants.
We've carved their thanks in stone and graves. We stamped it into medals. We carefully tended to vast fields where the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom now lay.
More than ever in our history, we cannot fail to pass these stories of courage to the next generation. We must capture their imaginations while paying tribute to all those willing to die for the preservation of our way of life.
The above said, PORTRAITS of FREEDOM pages are dedicated to those who have died, incurred injuries, and otherwise served and sacrificed in defense of FREEDOM, and America’s security, at home and abroad. These are your sons and daughters; they are you husbands and wives; they are your brothers and sisters; and they are your friends. Most importantly, they are your protectors.
They give so you can live in security within a world of aggression.
The Portaits of Freedom is for them. It simply exists so they are not forgotten, and to specifically honor their contributions to our American way of life.
We invite all who personally know of these dedicated Americans or admire specific uniformed service persons to submit their names, photos, biographies, etc. to help build a virtual “wall of recognition”.
Portraits for Freedom exists solely to give thanks and some much deserved recognition to the men and women of our Armed Forces and Merchant Marine, past and present, active, reserve or veteran.
Thank you. God bless our Armed Services and Merchant Marine, and please remember them during your inaugural festivities.
Guys, what time does the Ball start? 7pm?
Things have fallen apart for this trip, Jim. Milady and I must skip the ball we came for and head home tomorrow. I hope our ticket payments will be some little contribution to Free Republic. I'm glad I at least got a moment to say hello today. Sadly...
Our congresscritter's office didn't call, about our Inauguration tickets being in DC, until it was too late for us to go!
Mrs. Switch thinks it was a demonrat plot to keep conservatives at home and give our tickets to protesters.