"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and
degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth
war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight,
nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable
creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the
exertions of better men than himself."
- John Stuart Mill
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should
thank God that such men lived."
- George S.
Patton
My sincere appreciation goes out, most especially today,
to:
- Those with the valor and courage to put on the uniform in
defence of my way of life.
- Those who never came home.
- Those who did,
but were never the same.
- My Grandfather, who was gassed in World War II by
the enemy in the Aleutian Islands.
- My other Grandfather, also a Patriot,
who also served in WW II, and was later awarded the CMH.
- My father,
who was drafted during Viet Nam, and who had the courage to serve -- only to
return and be told he was a baby killer because persecuting soldiers was
the 'cool thing' to do.
- My cousin, Sean Campbell, killed in Panama in the 101st defeating Pinneapple-face.
- My
buddy Toby, out serving in 'the Stan.
- And countless others...
God bless our troops.
