AN
AMERICAN SOLDER DIED TODAY
This could be written on any day. An American
soldier died today in a place far from home, but he did not die alone. He was
surrounded by his fellow soldiers, his comrades in arms, who he fought beside
every day. They were there to mourn his loss and say a prayer for his soul and
his family. They knew that their fellow soldier had died fighting for them, for
his family and his country. The question for Americans to ponder is did this
soldier die in vain?
The soldier took an oath to “protect
and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign
and domestic”. In other words, this soldier, and his brothers and sisters who
wear the uniform of a member of our armed forces took an oath to fight for
freedom. It is not an oath to fight for a particular politician, a specific
political party, or the personal agenda of any politician or party. The oath is to freedom and the Constitution
that is a document that says what it means and means what it says.
This fallen soldier was fighting for
freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and all of the
other freedoms enshrined in the single most important document ever created by
a free people. He was not fighting for wimpy college students to have a “safe
space” where they could be protected from other Americans who exercised their
right to free speech. For this soldier the only safe space was at home with his
family in the United States, and he was fighting to keep that place safe from
Islamic Jihadists terrorists who are invading it.
He died fighting for freedom, but
unfortunately that is a concept many in this country no longer believe in or
even comprehend. Too many want a government that gives them “free stuff” so
they don’t have to work. American soldiers don’t ask for free stuff, they earn
what they get and by the way, the hourly pay for a private in the American
military is $8.40 per hour, if they work a 40 hour week which they don’t if in
a combat situation. Then they are on call 24 hours a day, and they are not
flipping hamburger patties at McDonalds, they are risking their lives for us.
Then unfortunately, when they return
home they don’t get the medical care or other benefits they are entitled to
because the country they fought for chooses to spend taxpayer dollars providing
free stuff to people from other countries that may be coming here to kill
Americans. These soldiers took an oath of office almost identical to that taken
by our President, members of Congress, federal judges and cabinet members. These
soldiers chose to fulfill that oath by giving up their lives, their fortunes,
and their sacred honor in defense of freedom. Unfortunately, the members of the
federal government who took that oath believe it means that they must enforce political
correctness as they define it, even if it means the total destruction of our
Constitutional Republic.
The American soldier who died today
went into battle as a defender of freedom while ma ny of the politicians who
sent him into battle consider him as cannon fodder The deaths of American
soldiers are meaningless to these people and that is obvious from the fact that
no White House representatives attend their funerals, they only go to the funerals
of thugs like Michael Brown, and Trayvon Martin.
The American soldiers who are fighting
for us know why they are fighting and why they are risking their lives. It is
time for the rest of America to decide which side we are on. Will we support
our Constitution and the soldiers who defend it or we join the politicians who
consider us their subjects who must bend to their will, and become good little
drones.
As the son of a World II veteran, the
father of two sons currently serving in the army, and a veteran of the U.S.
Army myself, I know where I stand. I stand with the American soldier who died
today and I pledge my life, my fortune, and my sacred honor to ensure that this
soldier did not die in vain. Where do you stand?
Michael
Connelly
Constitutional Law Alliance
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