We just celebrated Independence Day, this past week, and I have few observations and facts for you to think about.
Also called the Fourth of July, Independence Day marks the historic date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
The written declaration stated the American colonies were tired of being ruled by Great Britain. The Patriots during that time had a goal and went after it.
The founding fathers were clear in what direction the 13 original colonies wanted. I often mention what is on my motorcycle helmet, and that is “for those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know”.
Today we do not seem to have the same unity that prevailed in those early days of our nation.
How did we get so divided? Is freedom that complicated? I do not understand why. We are all Americans and should unite and understand each other’s opinions.
Compromise and work towards a solution that works for all. We have politicians today that serve in office for extended amounts of time.
Forget Democrat or Republican, they seem to put in time and for some reason do not want to agree. We all have the same goal of freedom.
It seems like the leaders of our country play the blame game. Our news media says one thing, and another says another, and we are left with trying to figure out which news is telling some semblance of truth.
When we served our country in years past, the military made decisions best for our nation during conflicts. Our country was led by leaders with common sense not political motivations with name-calling and bickering.
I may be idealistic thinking that our leaders, Democrat or Republican, can work without all this conflicting direction. We should all be doing what is best for our country.
We all want to live in a country that works together for what our founding fathers wanted. I believe our nation will survive this divisive era and get back to working together.
Let us come together and pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Let us continue to follow this and we will always be Americans. God Bless America and keep our troops in your thoughts and prayers to keep them safe.
Marc Farmilette, PDC – Commander VFW Post 1545.
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