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"America, love it or leave it" was the motto of a very popular Bumper Sticker back in the Viet Nam War era. The basic meaning was that if you were not a true American at heart, you should get the heck out, and real Americans would watch over her.
In light of the fact that tomorrow is Veteran's Day 2009, we once again look back at the number of men and women who fought and died for the liberties that you and I have today. Too often, we forget the sacrifice they made. Remembering back to the Revolutionary War when we fought for our freedom, the WWI, WW2, Vietnam, the Korean War and numerous smaller skirmishes that have involved American Troops. Most recently, they are serving in the Middle East protecting us from the vile & evil radical Islam movement which was responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001.
Many of us remember the fairly recent photos of some of our troops in the Middle East serving our country who were photographed praying together in groups, and other photos of the brave troops saluting the American Flag. However, there are those in our country who view the words "Under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance to be something to be hated because God is in conflict with their perception of right and wrong. They wrongly assume that those words violate the so-called establishment clause, when in reality, the "establishment clause" does not exist as portrayed by these God haters.
If God & Country is good enough for these brave men and women who guarantee our freedoms and make sure that there is no invasion by foreign armies across our borders, then God and country is good enough for me.
I thank God that we have brave men and women who are willing to protect America and its citizens.
America, either love it or leave it. God bless America!