Today the world is a lesser place, the forces of good diminished, the light of freedom dimmed.
We all know that these brave warriors knew the risks they took every day, but understood that they put their lives on the line for a greater good, a higher value than any individual life, including their own. Yesterday, these heroes gave the ultimate sacrifice, and we should all mourn their passing.
So today, as you read this, put aside your trials, your tribulations, your thoughts and your plans, and take a moment to reflect:
Reflect on the fact that your lives will go on. You will have your summer barbeque with friends and families. You will laugh and play and prepare for another week of work, just like you’ve always done….
Reflect on the fact that these warriors will never again see their friends, hold their families, see their children smile or plan their future….
Reflect on the fact that their families have seen their lives, their futures shattered, crashing down around them with no less horror than that experienced by those destined to die in that ill fated Chinook….
Reflect on the fact that our politicians have trampled the Constitution that these heroes swore to defend, that they have bargained away those sacred liberties that we all enjoy, safeguarded every day by the brave men and women of our remarkable military….
Reflect on the fact that our freedom, our way of life, our America Dream and the hopes and prayers of freedom loving people around the world have just become that much more fragile with the passing of so many courageous Americans….
Finally, stop and say a prayer for the souls of these fellow citizens who have lost their lives in our defense. Pray that our Heavenly Father will gather their families to His merciful breast and give them the strength to carry on with their lives. Pray that our politicians will once again understand their sacred duty to uphold the Constitution and to preserve the America we cherish. And, remember always, that we all have an obligation to our country, to a higher good, to a dream that has been purchased with American blood throughout the years.
May they rest in peace………
