REALLY MAKES ME PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Preparation for Memorial Day
It is
the VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
the VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is
the VETERAN
who salutes the Flag,
It is
the VETERAN
who serves under the Flag,
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Makes you proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!
While it may appear as an insult to our American Veterans to mention the name of Barack Hussein Obama in the same story about them, it is interesting to note the following news item reported by Newsmax.
Obama to Skip Memorial Day at Arlington CemeteryIn a highly unusual move, President Barack Obama is going to skip the traditional Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery to return home to Chicago for the long holiday weekend.
Obama sees it as addressing one of the great broken promises of his administration: his early pledge to return home to Chicago every six weeks or so, according to The Washington Post.
On Monday, Obama will make remarks at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery and miss the usual tradition of presidents speaking at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
Memorial Day 2010
ReplyDeleteOur president may not have enough of a sense of tradition to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day but the rest of us commoners can still honor that day on Monday.
As we prepare to celebrate Memorial Day 2010, a day that has become synonymous with nothing more than the launching of summer, let’s try to remember what it’s all about.
Originally called Decoration Day, the holiday dates to 1868 and is intended to remind us all of those who gave their all in service to this great nation. It is especially meaningful, or should be, during wartime while our men and women are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Nevertheless, vacation time in his adopted city of Chicago is more important to Barack Hussein Obama than bothering himself with . . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=1704)