As the world becomes a smaller and more dangerous place, and war has appeared on our soil, it might seem that things have never been worse. As war in Iraq looms on the horizon, and the shrill shouts and slogans of the micro-minority “peaceniks” fill the TV screens of the nightly news, it does one well to take a look back at our Nation’s history for inspiration and guidance. The dangerous times, in which we now live, where our very existence as a Nation could be at stake, are by no means the first. In fact, the US has faced mortal danger on several prior occasions.
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The Civil War. World War II. The Cold War. These are the biggies. (The lack of mention of other military events does not serve to in any way diminish from the importance and sacrifice of the participants. The writer believes in eternal vigilance and peace through strength.) The one common thread in all such events, mentioned or not, was the soldier. The American soldier, risking his or her life to make sure that our nation continues to exist.
The Civil War. World War II. The Cold War. These are the biggies. (The lack of mention of other military events does not serve to in any way diminish from the importance and sacrifice of the participants. The writer believes in eternal vigilance and peace through strength.) The one common thread in all such events, mentioned or not, was the soldier. The American soldier, risking his or her life to make sure that our nation continues to exist.
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There is no doubt that the German Wermacht intended to deliver to Hitler total domination and destruction of the free and civilized world. With the South withdrawing from the Nation and an ever-ambitious Old Europe watching with great interest and delight, Americans slaughtered Americans for 5 long years of Civil War. Think about how the people of those times must have despaired!
There is no doubt that the German Wermacht intended to deliver to Hitler total domination and destruction of the free and civilized world. With the South withdrawing from the Nation and an ever-ambitious Old Europe watching with great interest and delight, Americans slaughtered Americans for 5 long years of Civil War. Think about how the people of those times must have despaired!
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Imagine Communism, a form of government in which freedom is a complete stranger, spreading in every corner of the world, abetted by the world’s largest nuclear arsenal pointed right at us. One false alarm and…BOOM.
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Yet, somehow this country survived. Survived…. and then some. Each time that the evil was finally turned back, America went on to prosper in the aftermath. And more of the world’s people became free. The Negro Slaves. The French. The Dutch. The Germans themselves. Poland. The countries of the former Warsaw Pact. All enslaved…and all freed by America…and its brave soldiers.
Yet, somehow this country survived. Survived…. and then some. Each time that the evil was finally turned back, America went on to prosper in the aftermath. And more of the world’s people became free. The Negro Slaves. The French. The Dutch. The Germans themselves. Poland. The countries of the former Warsaw Pact. All enslaved…and all freed by America…and its brave soldiers.