Tisofthee
10-19-2004, 10:22 PM
Hello. My name is Jennifer.
I proudly say that I am a patriot. I believe that the United States is the best country in the world, and that I am priviledged to be one of Her daughters.
I believe that the character, integrity, and majesty of this country has been and continues to be largely defined by the determination of the men and women who at some point in their lives said "Yes." when their country called, as well as by the endurance of their families in supporting them.
From my interest in the Civil War, both intellectual and emotional, to my adoption of some of the Troops who have and are fighting the War on Terror, I think my allegiance to the fighting men and women of our land is inseprable from my allegiance to my country, and just like any "marriage", sometimes one overtakes the other. Usually it's the Troops who carry the day.
I wish I could just look at those who serve and those who have served as human beings just like me, because it must be hard to be put on a pedestal, but whenever I chance to meet a veteran or someone serving now, whether he or she is 18 or 80, I tend toward a feeling of reverence that always keeps them a little bit sepparate. They are the benefactors of my freedom, after all. And politics are irrelevant to that.
So, that's me. :)
I proudly say that I am a patriot. I believe that the United States is the best country in the world, and that I am priviledged to be one of Her daughters.
I believe that the character, integrity, and majesty of this country has been and continues to be largely defined by the determination of the men and women who at some point in their lives said "Yes." when their country called, as well as by the endurance of their families in supporting them.
From my interest in the Civil War, both intellectual and emotional, to my adoption of some of the Troops who have and are fighting the War on Terror, I think my allegiance to the fighting men and women of our land is inseprable from my allegiance to my country, and just like any "marriage", sometimes one overtakes the other. Usually it's the Troops who carry the day.
I wish I could just look at those who serve and those who have served as human beings just like me, because it must be hard to be put on a pedestal, but whenever I chance to meet a veteran or someone serving now, whether he or she is 18 or 80, I tend toward a feeling of reverence that always keeps them a little bit sepparate. They are the benefactors of my freedom, after all. And politics are irrelevant to that.
So, that's me. :)