Fourth of July Reflections

I hung my flag in the window, the right way, with the stars on the left at the top for those viewing it.

I sit here, trying to pick a song to go on my MySpace page, and I think about the generations before me which served in the military. My grandmother's three brothers were all in the Navy during WWII, and my grandfather served in the Navy in WWII. My dad was in the Army. I've had coworkers and friends who were veterans of Desert Storm when I was in High School. I have known people who have served and those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

You do not have to agree with the war in order to respect or recognize the sacrifice that generations before us, our own generation, and that our children's children will make in the future to defend our country. Today is a day to think about and reflect on the past, and to pray for and support our servicemen and women. May God Bless them and their families as they do their duty, and may we give them the respect, the love, admiration, and welcome they deserve whenever they come home.