Memorial Day

I have to say that this day inparticular is very special to me... first off because I am an Operation Iraqi Freedom Vet (404th ASB, 4ID, FT Hood) but also because today is my mom's birthday! To put mom aside for a minute (sorry mom), it is important to take some time and thank those that protect us... and allow us to live the way we do.

I am not going to go on a political rant... or say if I am for or against the war... but what I most certainly am for is freedom! I am for all Americans to have the right to peacefully have an opinion... and I am for our elected officials to have the right to make decisions (hard ones at that) as long as they have the good of the country in mind.

I love this country... and I love that it has given me the oppertunity to grow up in a safe neighborhood, go to schools that taught me not only about books, but about life. I love that it gave me the honor of serving in its Army and the privelidge of leading our young heros into battle... and I love that it has put me in a position now to own a company doing something that I enjoy doing.

That being said, I hope that if you are an American... or someone who claims their citizenship with another country but lives in the US... that you take a second out of your day and thank the men and women that protect our borders and allow us the privelidge of having an opinion.

GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!