For all
those who fought
Both
past and present
Military
and Civilian
No
matter what race
Or religious
denomination
To keep
us safe from harm
To give
us all a voice
To shape
and mold this country
Into the
country it is today
A country
I am proud to live in
Today
and every day, I thank you.
This
song always reminds me of my first baseball game; the hotdogs and pretzels were
flowing, the roar of the crowd was insane, the energy and spirit of the game
itself was intoxicating, and over the loud speakers a recording of Ray Charles
singing America the Beautiful filled
my ears. That day, I became a baseball fan. I was 7 years old and even that
young, I understood that in that stadium, race, gender, religious belief, even
time didn’t matter- we were one, and we together are what makes this country
great. This is a belief that I’ve carried with me from my formative years to
adulthood, and this belief grows stronger each day as the numbers of my fellow
warrior wives who reach out to me to share their stories rises. Even though the
belief now carries much more weight and value than it’s original baseball origins,
the basic emotions that erupt from that belief are the same. Life isn’t always
sunshine and roses here, and America is just as much scary as it is beautiful,
but nonetheless it’s our America; that’s a fact to be proud of.
Enjoy
your Independence Day everyone!
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