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As proud as I am of my service, I do not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as anyone in an American uniform who has been under enemy fire or even spent the night in a combat zone. While in the Air Force, I had a job that was correctly and officially rated as “combat crew.” I was insulated by years and thousands of miles from anyone shooting at American troops.

As I asked him to repeat himself, I remembered the hat I was wearing. Didn’t understand his interruption at first. Between skits, one of the re-enactors noticed I was wearing a hat that said “USS Midway,” which is a carrier that was in service from the end of WWII to 1991. Two weeks ago I attended an old west re-enactment in a city near my home. Dear Veterans: I accepted a ‘thank you’ on your behalf

Because I have economic freedom (specifically property rights) and political rights, I can do so merely because I want to do so. Six years ago I ran the following post which I’m reposting today. Own a small business, run as I see fit (subject to appropriate regulatory rules that set the basic requirements for conducting a CPA firm), working today (a holiday) for several hours because I feel like it.Read internet articles, twitter posts, and books from opinionated writers or try-to-be-objective historians without the government screening for disapproved content.Write blog posts Saturday, yesterday, and today on topics I wish without any government official censoring me or telling me what I cannot say.I taught a bible study explaining the bible in the way we believe it ought to be interpreted. Worship God in church yesterday with the preaching, structure of worship, and giving glory to God in the way we believe is appropriate, free of any government official telling us what to believe and say.I am especially humbled that a great, great grand-uncle is in the list of those who died in the defense of freedom.īecause of their sacrifice, I get to enjoy this kind of freedom: I am humbled and grateful to God that some of my ancestors are included in the long list of those who fought. Many of those fighting offered up their life for freedom and the offer was accepted. Those of us living in the United States are blessed with religious freedom, political freedom, and economic freedom because those who went before us fought for freedom.

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