“These are the times that try men’s souls”. I know I’ve written these words before in many an article, but the wisdom of Thomas Paine’s pen can never be overstated. From the nightmare at our southern border and a flailing economy, to the “wokeness” and relentless indoctrination of children in our education system from grade school to the so-called “institutions of higher learning”, and to the taxpayer funded money laundering scheme that is the war in Ukraine, to the hotbed of absolute terror in the Middle East, in fact, “these are the times that try men’s souls”.
Nevertheless, there is a small segment of this free republic, who think not necessarily of the politics of the day, but rather the very liberty and freedom which provide for things like the aforementioned discourse, and who in many instances, have sacrificed their very lives for its preservation. These men and women are unique in the world by way of their oaths, and their dedication to the notion that freedom is not free, and truly worth all of their effort. These patriots are the good men and woman who wear the uniform of the United States Military, past and present.
Now I’ve written much over the years and on these pages, about our brave volunteer Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. Suffice it to say, that in these uncertain and highly volatile times, a nation and the world may turn once again, to their service and skill sets. And while I’m prayerful this will not be the case, I ask all of my readers to be unwavering in their support and prayers for our fighting men and women and their families. Moreover, and while we prepare to celebrate the holiday season once again, consider their sacrifices, from simply time spent away from their loved ones when duty calls, to a flagged draped coffin in the cargo hold of a transport plane. Then and only then, may we adjust (our own conduct and application) of those last words in President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Original text: “It is rather for us, the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us that, from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here, gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”.
God bless you all on this Veteran’s Day. And God bless the United States Armed Forces.
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