Living Patriot

What a beautiful reminder of the chain of sacrifice that follows every U.S. Soldier into battle. We are quick to recognize the sacrifice of the individuals, but every soldier is a link in a chain of sacrifice that extends before them and behind them. As Senator Dole so eloquently state in his speech at the dedication of the National WWII Memorial;

“As we meet here today, young Americans are risking their lives in liberty’s defense. They are the latest link in a chain of sacrifice older than America itself. After all, if we met the test of our times, it was because we drew inspiration from those who had gone before, including the giants of history who are enshrined on this Mall, from Washington, who fathered America with his sword and ennobled it with his character… from Jefferson, whose pen gave eloquent voice to our noblest aspirations…from Lincoln, who preserved the Union and struck the chains from our countrymen…and from Franklin Roosevelt, who presided over a global coalition to rescue humanity from those who had put the soul itself in bondage. Each of these presidents was a soldier of freedom. And in the defining event of the 20th century, their cause became our cause. On distant fields and fathomless oceans, the skies over half the planet and in 10,000 communities on the home front, we did far more than avenge Pearl Harbor. The citizen soldiers who answered liberty’s call fought not for territory, but for justice, not for plunder, but to liberate enslaved peoples around the world. “

Today I saw an article written on the www.nbcphiladelphia.com web page called “Little Soldier Girl ‘Didn’t Want to Let Go’” which was a heartfelt reminder of the price of our freedom, not just with the lives of the soldiers who carry a weapon, but with the sacrifice of those they leave behind.

We would like to extend to you a warm welcome and express our gratitude to all who venture in and take a look.  We believe that we live in the greatest country in the history of the world and we recognize the source of that greatness as the citizen volunteers who protect and defend our liberty, our peace, our families, even our way of life.  An ungrateful population will become the slave of tyranny.  If we do not recognize the protectors of our freedom, we are doomed to lose it.

We at Living Patriot are personally invested through the service of those whom we love and cherish.  We want to proclaim to all our fellow citizens that we support our military service personnel, our police forces, our fire protection crews and all other who sacrifice their time, freedoms, and are willing to sacrifice their lives, as Abraham Lincoln declared “upon the altar of freedom.”

In the following months and years this blog will be dedicated to these men and women and our efforts to honor and support them.  We look forward to sharing our journey with you and we hope that you come back often to hear inspiring stories of sacrifice and dedication from around the globe.

Living Patriot