From my son, Marine Sgt, serving in Africa, posted via Facebook

[Steelharp]

My heart continues to go out to Americans who share the same convictions I do in relation to the direction our nation is headed. However, always stay true to your heart's convictions and your eyes on the Lord. This situation that our generation has been faced with is far from hopeless. As the anti freedom agenda is forced through our own media in a desperate attempt to create an illusion of false victories designed to create separation and fear among the true patriots of our nation. Rather than adopting the mentality of defeat I encourage everyone to hold firm to the river of truth just as our fore fathers chose to. Furthermore, reflect upon the adversities that our ancestors faced during the revolutionary and civil war one war ushering in the very constitution that I and so many other American patriots, to include our congressional officials, swore an absolute oath to uphold and defend; the other almost tearing our very nation in two. As Americans our history is replete with uncertainty and seasons that demanded nothing short of the upmost bravery and resolve that any man or woman could have been thrust into. In all of this I compel each American who may read or share this to remember what it means to be truly free and that the road to freedom is far from simple. As I stated before, our ancestors sealed their fate when they chose to fight against the strongest standing army of their time. Were they fearful? Most certainly! How can we know this? We can know this because just as you and I they were of flesh and blood. However, they understood that not only their freedom was at stake but the generations to come. Which is why they willingly chose to risk all of what they knew and held dear to create a future that was even greater and established a government that began most assuredly with, “We the people”. As one of our early president’s stated so eloquently, “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

[Pat]

And even among supposed freedom-loving folks, even on this board, it's hard to find people nowadays with similar sentiments...

[Smokin45]

Well said. God Bless your son a Marine and all our Patriots.

[TrickyNicky]

And I wish all the cry babies on the left AND the right could go spend some time with your boy in Africa. Off base.

Then I think we'd have a lot more people on both sides with more concern for their country and less for their special interests.

[Luke E.]

 Thanks for sharing.

[mikegideon]

Sounds like that boy was raised right. Well done, Mikey.