Remembering Memorial Day
This is my Father-in-law’s flag. He was a sergeant in WWII. I never had the chance to meet him. He served our country with honor and dignity.
The Flag is woven. You can get a feel for how heavy it is by looking at the stars. They are embroidered into the fabric. The material is thick and yet, you can almost make out the stripes behind the fold. This flag has physical weight, but it has a greater weight, by far. It has significance.
I have a friend who currently serves as a special ops officer in the military. He was visiting recently and another friend commented about how friendly he is. Without skipping a beat and without actually thinking, I said, “He is one of the nicest people. It is almost hard to believe he kills people for a living.” Of course, he does much more than that, but it is a part of his job.
Years ago, I was talking to a candidate for State Senate, here in NH. There must have been bill in progress that had something to do with Planned Parenthood. If I recall correctly, it was to disallow tax dollars to feed their business. As I explained that they are the largest abortion vendor in the world, he said, “But they do so much good.” I shook my head, tried to compose myself and walked away from him.
He followed me across the room. “Friends don’t walk away from each other.” he rebuked. I apologized. “We can disagree.” he told me, but when a legislator disagrees, they back that with the power of the law. Do we really understand that they make laws?
Unlike my friend in the military, who does kill people during wartime as part of his job, the people at Planned Parenthood kill the most vulnerable and innocent of our society. The people that do abortions may be nice people, but let us not lose sight of what they do in the clinics. We need not hate them, but we must hate what they do.
As we seek to elect legislators, we must remember that they will make laws. Those laws will be enforced with guns, prisons and fines and fees.
When I remember the brave men and women of World War II, I am struck silent by the thought of their utter and complete willingness to fight for freedom, especially for those who could not fight for themselves.
Elections are coming. Please be informed. Please be vigilant. Please remember the weak and vulnerable. Please remember the valiant too. May their sacrifice be held as the highest honor to the USA.