Freedom at a price

As we get ready to picnic or bbq, we must not forget the real reason you are having this day off. For several centuries now, men and women have sacraficed their lives and even their freedom so that we could have ours. We have many freedom's in the US that we tend to take for granted. Sometimes those freedoms make us more vulnrable to outsiders who want to do us harm. But, we sould NEVER give up our freedom for any reason. Lives have been lost fighting for your right to speak openly and for your right to carry an AR 15 Assalt rifle. My opinion on the second one will come out in a later post. In addition to lives lost for us, we also can't forget the many soldure's who lost limbs. They have to live the rest of their lives like that. Do they regret it, probably not. If you ask them if they would fight again they probably would say yes. War is hell but often nessecery. So when your chowing down on that freshly grilled hamburger, and enjoying your day off, just remember those who made this possible. My hats off to the men and women who have served and are currently serving in the armed forces and I salute you.