The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month
Our country started out its life by liberating itself from England on July 4, 1776. Our forefathers fought for our freedom. The freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, the freedom to pursue happiness they way we wanted it. These things many of us take for granted today.
Our soldiers have fought and risked their lives over the Centuries to maintain these freedoms. Our nation has been through two World Wars, and many other military actions through out the world to try and spread our way of living free. We are looked upon as bullies and unwelcome by many nations because of our beliefs, But we American Soldiers continue to fight for our nations values.
This past week we were all taken by surprise when one of our own soldiers open fired at Ft. Hood, TX. He killed thirteen fellow soldiers and wounded twenty-nine more. Some still believe he may be innocent of these crimes. I don not have all the facts, I just know what I have read in the papers and seen on the news.
I believe that he had his reasons for the massacre he inflicted on our troops, though I don’t defend his actions. Our nation is founded on freedom, but even freedom comes at a price. When he joined the Army, he chose and vowed to follow the orders of those appointed over him. He swore and oath to defend the nation from enemies both foreign and Domestic, to defend the constitution and our laws. In the end, we found him to be one of those enemies.
These days Oaths and promises are taken lightly, nothing is done on your word any more. We have transformed form the strongest nation in the world, to one that can not even trust its own defenders. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has dealt a wound deeper than some may ever know. His actions have struck right at the hart of our military, our peace keepers. From this day forth, many soldiers will hold a question about the loyalty of their comrades who share the faith and religion of this man.
The soldiers, police officers, and fire fighter, risk their lives every day to try and maintain our freedom. There are enemies of our nation and our way of life, people who are willing to kill us just because we are Americans. These people walk our streets as citizens, waiting for the right time to strike at our people. We have seen their tactics, and their disregard for human life. We know what they are capable of. Yet when we capture them, we treat them better than they would even think of treating a captive.
We need to thank those who put their lives in harms way for our freedom. Stop and think about what they have done for our nation, for your freedom. Ask yourself if you would be willing to do the same for them. The Veterans of our nation are what has made America sand strong for so many years. With out our soldiers our nation would not have lived long enough for our citizens to dislike their own freedom.
Thank them, for when they are gone, who will you blame when there is no more America?
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