You are so right and those words are all too seldom said.
There was once a saying, “The Sun Never Sets On The British Empire.” Long ago cancelled.
A new saying should be, “In the name of freedom, the sun NEVER sets on American War dead.”
Very nicely put.
I can't remember the last time I heard someone say "It's a free country" in response to "May I sit here?" (or some such)...