Ronald Reagan On Veterans Day [T]he living have a responsibility to remember the conditions that led to the wars in which our heroes died. Perhaps we can start by remembering this: that all of those who died for us and our country were, in one way or another, victims of a peace process that failed; victims of a decision to forget certain things; to forget, for instance, that the surest way to keep a peace going is to stay strong. Weakness, after all, is a temptation -- it tempts the pugnacious to assert themselves -- but strength is a declaration that cannot be misunderstood. Strength is a condition that declares actions have consequences. Strength is a prudent warning to the belligerent that aggression need not go unanswered.
Peace fails when we forget what we stand for. It fails when we forget that our Republic is based on firm principles, principles that have real meaning, that with them, we are the last, best hope of man on Earth; without them, we're little more than the crust of a continent. Peace also fails when we forget to bring to the bargaining table God’s first intellectual gift to man: common sense. Common sense gives us a realistic knowledge of human beings and how they think, how they live in the world, what motivates them. Common sense tells us that man has magic in him, but also clay. Common sense can tell the difference between right and wrong. Common sense forgives error, but it always recognizes it to be error first.
We endanger the peace and confuse all issues when we obscure the truth; when we refuse to name an act for what it is; when we refuse to see the obvious and seek safety in Almighty. Peace is only maintained and won by those who have clear eyes and brave minds. Peace is imperiled when we forget to try for agreements and settlements and treaties; when we forget to hold out our hands and strive; when we forget that God gave us talents to use in securing the ends He desires. Peace fails when we forget that agreements, once made, cannot be broken without a price.
Each new day carries within it the potential for breakthroughs, for progress. Each new day bursts with possibilities. And so, hope is realistic and despair a pointless little sin. And peace fails when we forget to pray to the source of all peace and life and happiness. I think sometimes of General Matthew Ridgeway, who, the night before D-day, tossed sleepless on his cot and talked to the Lord and listened for the promise that God made to Joshua: “I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
We're surrounded today by the dead of our wars. We owe them a debt we can never repay. All we can do is remember them and what they did and why they had to be brave for us. All we can do is try to see that other young men never have to join them. Today, as never before, we must pledge to remember the things that will continue the peace. Today, as never before, we must pray for God's help in broadening and deepening the peace we enjoy. Let us pray for freedom and justice and a more stable world. And let us make a compact today with the dead, a promise in the words for which General Ridgeway listened, “I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
And I add a big thanks to all those who have served and are serving. God Bless You All!
"The patriots who sought refuge in Valley Forge while fighting to create this great nation deserve more than one day a year. The 23,000 men who had their lives and bodies shattered at Antietam deserve more than one day a year. The doughboys who followed General Black Jack Pershing into battle in World War I deserve more than one day a year. The warriors from ‘The Greatest Generation’ who fought bloody, desperate, battles on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima, deserve more than one day a year. The brave warriors who did us all proud in Vietnam, despite relentless political interference, deserve more than one day a year. The warriors who gave Saddam a reality check in the first Gulf War, deserve more than one day a year. The men and women in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hot spots deserve more than one day a year.
Last, but far from least, the Fort Hood 13 deserve more than one day a year. They died in the service of their country, but they didn’t die on some far off battlefield. They died on a U.S. Army base, when a man who pretended to be one of them showed his true allegiance - a devotion to 7th century supernaturalism - by murdering them while they were unarmed, and defenseless.
I promise to do everything in my power to honor them every day of the year. I promise to mount a vigorous counterattack against the willful myopia which refuses to face the obvious fact that Islam IS THE ENEMY. I promise to do battle, every single day of the year, to exterminate the pernicious poison, political correctness, which allowed the enemy in their midst to cut their lives short with an act of craven cowardice."
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Forgetting them would mean we're not worthy of them. And, sad to say, some in this country clearly are not. God Bless Them!
If you don't stand behind our troops then please, feel free to stand in front of them.
I would like to thank Steve for his service but he is MIA
Fu says, thanks vets.
Ronald Reagan On Veterans Day
[T]he living have a responsibility to remember the conditions that led to the wars in which our heroes died. Perhaps we can start by remembering this: that all of those who died for us and our country were, in one way or another, victims of a peace process that failed; victims of a decision to forget certain things; to forget, for instance, that the surest way to keep a peace going is to stay strong. Weakness, after all, is a temptation -- it tempts the pugnacious to assert themselves -- but strength is a declaration that cannot be misunderstood. Strength is a condition that declares actions have consequences. Strength is a prudent warning to the belligerent that aggression need not go unanswered.
Peace fails when we forget what we stand for. It fails when we forget that our Republic is based on firm principles, principles that have real meaning, that with them, we are the last, best hope of man on Earth; without them, we're little more than the crust of a continent. Peace also fails when we forget to bring to the bargaining table God’s first intellectual gift to man: common sense. Common sense gives us a realistic knowledge of human beings and how they think, how they live in the world, what motivates them. Common sense tells us that man has magic in him, but also clay. Common sense can tell the difference between right and wrong. Common sense forgives error, but it always recognizes it to be error first.
We endanger the peace and confuse all issues when we obscure the truth; when we refuse to name an act for what it is; when we refuse to see the obvious and seek safety in Almighty. Peace is only maintained and won by those who have clear eyes and brave minds. Peace is imperiled when we forget to try for agreements and settlements and treaties; when we forget to hold out our hands and strive; when we forget that God gave us talents to use in securing the ends He desires. Peace fails when we forget that agreements, once made, cannot be broken without a price.
Each new day carries within it the potential for breakthroughs, for progress. Each new day bursts with possibilities. And so, hope is realistic and despair a pointless little sin. And peace fails when we forget to pray to the source of all peace and life and happiness. I think sometimes of General Matthew Ridgeway, who, the night before D-day, tossed sleepless on his cot and talked to the Lord and listened for the promise that God made to Joshua: “I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
We're surrounded today by the dead of our wars. We owe them a debt we can never repay. All we can do is remember them and what they did and why they had to be brave for us. All we can do is try to see that other young men never have to join them. Today, as never before, we must pledge to remember the things that will continue the peace. Today, as never before, we must pray for God's help in broadening and deepening the peace we enjoy. Let us pray for freedom and justice and a more stable world. And let us make a compact today with the dead, a promise in the words for which General Ridgeway listened, “I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
And I add a big thanks to all those who have served and are serving. God Bless You All!
We shoulda nuked somebody today, just outta respect for our boys.
I don't care who, N. Korea, Iran, Pakishtan, San Francisco... I don't care. We just shoulda nuked somebody to show our boys we still remember
Racing: Great to c u again. An absolutely great and concise explanation! Thanks
If we ever needed President Reagan, it's now. He'd have Odumbo hangin from a big oak on the south lawn.
And 5.5, i'm with you. It sure would've added a bright spot to the day.
From the patriotic minds at PIG;
"The patriots who sought refuge in Valley Forge while fighting to create this great nation deserve more than one day a year. The 23,000 men who had their lives and bodies shattered at Antietam deserve more than one day a year. The doughboys who followed General Black Jack Pershing into battle in World War I deserve more than one day a year. The warriors from ‘The Greatest Generation’ who fought bloody, desperate, battles on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima, deserve more than one day a year. The brave warriors who did us all proud in Vietnam, despite relentless political interference, deserve more than one day a year. The warriors who gave Saddam a reality check in the first Gulf War, deserve more than one day a year. The men and women in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hot spots deserve more than one day a year.
Last, but far from least, the Fort Hood 13 deserve more than one day a year. They died in the service of their country, but they didn’t die on some far off battlefield. They died on a U.S. Army base, when a man who pretended to be one of them showed his true allegiance - a devotion to 7th century supernaturalism - by murdering them while they were unarmed, and defenseless.
I promise to do everything in my power to honor them every day of the year. I promise to mount a vigorous counterattack against the willful myopia which refuses to face the obvious fact that Islam IS THE ENEMY. I promise to do battle, every single day of the year, to exterminate the pernicious poison, political correctness, which allowed the enemy in their midst to cut their lives short with an act of craven cowardice."
Anon: Steve isn't MIA, he's AWOL
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