I
want this photo to stand on its own. It was taken at Fort Sumter in Charleston
Harbor in South Carolina. It was at this location that the first shots were
fired of what became the bloodiest war in U.S. history. A civil war that pitted
brothers against brothers and fathers and sons against one another.
There
is not much more to say except that I'm proud and glad to be an American
despite all our problems as a country. As a Vietnam Era, U.S. Air Force
veteran, I'm proud to be one of those who took the oath to defend our
Constitution and serve our country during one of, if not the most, unpopular
wars in our history.
As an American and as a veteran, I salute every
American man and woman who took that oath and served our country regardless of
whether they are alive today or passed on or suffered disabilities or made the
ultimate sacrifice, from the Revolutionary War through our current strife. It
doesn't matter what branch of the service, whether a member of the Union or the
Confederate military, what war they served in or what their job was. Everyone
deserves our undying gratitude and I hope everyone reading this who is a U.S.
citizen will remember that on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, Veterans Day, especially my fellow veterans. I'm
sure there are citizens of other countries who are grateful for our veterans'
sacrifices on their behalf, too.
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