Posted by
2spothipshot on Friday, November 10, 2006 9:50:30 PM
Men who charge FORWARD into enemy fire is something that I first became aware of when very young and dwelling on the subject of the Civil War. The reality of doing such a thing, with the sheer horror that was present everywhere, overwhelmed me and I have been in awe of the American Fighting Man, past and present, ever since.
These are not mindnumbed robots as many of our opponents (fearless and determined as they might have been) were, from the Japanese -a virtual death cult that sought honor through death- to the communists in Korea and southeast Asia- slavelike and devoid of any appreciation for the value of life- to our current enemy who are motivated to kill themselves intentionally while murdering and maiming scores of innocents as a means of entrance into their heaven. For their God. No! These are lovers of life who are raised with an appreciation of ALL the promise of this great nation as set forth by our great founders. "Life, Liberty AND the persuit of happiness". That phrase starts with "Life" and still manages to get better. So NO ! Their courage is not blind.They know exactly what they are giving up and yet they march forward...many times even storming there way forward against all odds and suffering horrofying wounds while watching the brothers they love die beside them, just so they can plant a tattered piece of cloth on a previously worthless chunk of land. They do this all with the very real understanding of what it is that they are risking giving up. Life in the country that has attracted more human souls, in it's relatively short existence, than any other nation ever and dare I say, all other nations combined in history.
To not only understand -instinctively or intellectually- the fact that your life has a greater meaning than just trying to wring every last second of hedonistic pleasure out of it - when there is such a great opportunity to do just that - but to also ACT on that understanding by giving ones life for that greater meaning as well as your brother in arms, is what has kept Liberty alive for this long and it is our only hope for it to continue. May God continue to make men like that.
It is hard not to get political when those honorable ones are held out every day, by the democrat party and their allies in the advocacy media, as the moral equivolent of our blood enemies. But I won't. I just wanted to say thank you. Thank YOU for my life and the quality thereof. May all of the men and women who have ever worn the uniform of the American service person and not brought it dishonor (and a few that have), walk in paradise for all eternity. Surely, your brothers, patiently, await your arrival.
God Bless You
Amen