The Debt Can Never Be Repaid

Throughout American history some very special people do this:

And go through this:

And get ordered to here:

Or here:

Or here:

Or here:

So that people like this:

And this:

And this:

And this:


Can speak freely.

 Some gave some:

Some gave all:

So that this:

Remains free.

Some appreciate it:

Some don't:

But still we do it because freedom isn't free and you have the right to say what you wish because of people like us veterans. The freedom you share with your family, friends and other Americans was secured by brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect a nation and a belief that freedom to choose ones leaders and pursue ones goals is a God-given right that is sacred and must be protected.

Say a prayer for those who fought and died to secure your freedom over the last 250-years. That's not asking too much, is it? American freedom was secured by the blood of patriots in places like Trenton and Cowpens, kept free in places like Gettysburg and Antietam and further protected in places like Bastogne, Okinawa, Hanoi, Mogadishu, Fallujah and Tora-Bora.

We ask nothing but that you remember and as a son and brother of a veteran and being one myself I see it as little sacrifice on your part to take five minutes to reflect on what so many great men and women have given to protect you and you loved ones.

So please give to organizations like this:

Or this:

 God Bless America:

Memorial Day Thoughts

On this Memorial Day while we are still fighting two wars, I ask for you to take a second and think of those who gave everything for this great nation. From those who fought and died at Cowpens during the American Revolution, through those who died on both sides during the Civil War, on to those who were mortally wounded in WWI and their sons who breached the Atlantic Wall on D-Day in Europe or fought and died on Okinawa. Don't forget the more recent warriors who passed in Vietnam, Gulf War I, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan.

They all deserve out utmost respect and gratitude. They fought when others sought deferments. They carried the burden of freedom, won hard victories and suffered grueling defeats. They were our best and brightest, be it the ditch diggers son from Alabama, the son of a doctor from Montana, the street kid from Newark, the surfer from California, the orphan from Baltimore or the football player from from Arizona. They knew what could happen and they fought and died anyway because they believed in the American spirit and they believed in the exceptionalism of this great nation.

My deepest regards to all those who've lost their lives in our nations' battles. My condolences to their families and friends as well.

So take a second while drinking that cold beer and remember those who aren't coming back.

Here's a story about one who didn't have to fight but did.