What has made America today? Americans are so diverse. We would not look like one another even if you painted us all one color. We speak all the languages of the world and are an enormous mix of cultures and religous beliefs. But we come together as one. The American tragedy on 9-11-01 turned three hundred million people into one body with one hand over the heart. We did not empty our bank accounts. We did not start hoarding all of over belongings. Instead we volunteered to donate blood and to help in whatever way we possibly could. We stood in lines to pass water to fireman and clean up crews. After the first moments of panic, we raised our flag over the smoking ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the national flag. We placed flags on buildings, cars, and barns. We even painted the flag everywhere we could! We wanted to see "Old Glory" waving in the breeze. It was our assurance that America was alive and strong! On every occasion, we would sing God bless America! American Heroes! The guy who went down one hundred floors with a woman in a wheelchair without knowing who she was. The Californian hockey player, who gave his life fighting with the terrorists and prevented the plane from hitting a target that could have killed other hundreds or thousands of people. All the Americans on the plane that went down in PA. not concerned for themselves but concerned to save their country in whatever way possible. Even to give their lives. How on earth were we able to respond united as one human being within a moment of time. What unites us Americans in such a way? Our land? Our history? Our economic Power? Money? I can only come to one conclusion....FREEDOM is the miracle that unites us as no other country or land has ever been united!
Freedom! On this Veterans Day I salute all of our American heroes and our American soldiers past and present. Thank you Papa Brown for being one of the paratroopers on D day in WWII. Thank you Uncle Tom for serving 12 years during a time of peace. Thank you Great Uncle Herbert for serving our country in WWII even enduring a concentration camp. Thank you Great Uncle Raymond for giving the best years of your life to our country. Thank you Cousin Rodney and Cousin Doug for joining the Navy and putting your life on the line.
To all the heroes and soldiers I don't even know. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for making the miracle of FREEDOM!
1 comment:
What more must I say, other than beautiful.
I was born on 9-11-89, and that event made me ever more aware that the end is near.
Your humble expressions of your Religious beliefs makes me want to spread my own ever more so.
I'm studying to become one of Jehovah's Witness, so I may not share the same relevant beliefs as you do, but I also realize that staying close to god is one, if not the most important thing in an individual's life, especially in such an environment Teenagers face with every day.
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