Hello Everybody!
Ah! Another Fourth of July! Well, this makes 81 for Me! The Fourth,"Hmmm" A day when I remember what I was taught and learned about through life. The Good that brought it about. And Yes! The Bad that accompanys it too. The Bad? Well, I am not going into it here. Just go to your Library and read up on our luminaries from that time, You'll be shocked!
The Good, lessee, where do I start. A land populated by folks looking for self Government and Freedom from Tyranny! They got that part right! I am thankful everyday for them. Why? Well think of the tumultous days of fighting in Europe to unseat a madman. Yeah, It was Europe. But that jerk would've had all of us Goose -Stepping and saying Seig Heil! And on the other side,Treachery and a code of fighting to the death, No Surrender, We beat that too! Freedom from all that ailed the European continent at the time, and the Western Pacific, Family, Home, and Country! Meant everything then.
Fireworks don't do it for me. Family B.B.Q.s don't do it for me either. Every time I see a picture of Ellis Island and the ships bringing Refugees into a new cauldron of confusion and unfamiliarity. Yes, that was freedom. You sunk or swam by your own wits . Got that which was formerly out of reach, An Education! That's Freedom.The ability to set the sights for you and your Family Far higher than you ever hoped and then achieve those goals! That's Freedom!
Freedom to vote without someone holding a gun and saying you will vote this way! Yes, it's confusing nowadays, because somewhere along the way many have forgotten about The tenets that make up this great land. I served it, in two Armed Services, I have achieved Most of my dreams and I am happy in the way everything turned out.Why? Because I had the Freedom to do it! Thank GOD above for Freedom. May it ring out in the hills, and in the dales, across the plains and in the streets of cities.!
So with that in mind, I wish all a Happy Fourth of July, and admonish you to remember what it should mean! May God Bless, the United States of America!!!