Thank you Neal for posting this. Happy Veterans Day everybody. Rae Davis-Smith http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/index.html -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 11/11/05 08:20:47 To: [email protected] Subject: [TNSCOTT] Because of Our Veterans Because Of Our Veterans By CHARLIE REESE Special to the Tribune Published: Nov 11, 2005 I am ... Free, eligible to vote, able to publicly espouse my religious beliefs, secure in my home, indebted to many, a subscriber of newspapers, a critic of some elected officials, a defender of others, able to remain silent, willing to be vocal, capable of paying taxes, living among different cultures, working with diverse people, happy to be alive and proud to be American. I can ... Go anywhere I want, speak and write freely, criticize something I read, be criticized for something I wrote, pray in public, earn money in a variety of industries, spend money in a variety of places, burn the flag of the United States, respect the flag of the United States, vote the bums out, vote new bums in, spend ridiculous amounts of money on trinkets, rail against politicians spending ridiculous amounts of money on real stuff, watch numerous channels on television day and night, turn off the damn thing, surf the Net, write the editor, hang a banner, post a bumper sticker, supersize it, stand on my principles, sit on my duff, rise in protest, make hay when the sun shines, dance by the moonlight, sleep until noon, root for the underdog, insult the top dog, bemoan our country going to the dogs or help prevent it. I will ... Vote in every election, reread the Constitution, watch a war movie, listen to a war veteran, recognize the distinction between the two, honor the flag, question authority, support the troops, respect all life, offer prayers of thanksgiving, pay my taxes, volunteer in my community, give to charity, love my neighbor, smile more often, obey the law, try to change bad laws, show compassion to others and work for liberty and justice for all. Because of our veterans. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS - FLY THE FLAG ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== Rae Davis-Smith, List Administrator [email protected] http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/ScottCoTnMemories/index.html Scott County Memories ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx