Kind of makes you think doesn't it?
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> > I want you to picture in your mind the soldier at Valley Forge, as he
> > holds his musket in his bloody hands.
> >
> > He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from
> > months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from
>his
> > family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war.
> >
> > He stands though, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath.
> >
> > He looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this...
> >
> > I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now
>your
> > children graduate too illiterate to read it.
> > I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you
>stay
> > at home because it rains.
> >
> > I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you
> > remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for
>business.
> >
> > I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has
> > stolen democracy from the people.
> >
> > It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the
>press.
> >
> > It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech.
> >
> > It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate.
> >
> > It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is
> > draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!!
> >
> > "Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they
>protect
> > us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform
>for
> > us in our time of need. Amen."
> >
> > Prayer Wheel: When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a
> > prayer for our US ground troops in Afghanistan, AND all over this
>world.
> > There is nothing attached.... This can be very powerful.... Just send
>this
> > to all the people in your address book. Together we will build a base
>of
> > support.
> >
> > Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Prayer is the very best
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