Monday; May 29
It’s cool to be cool – and I don’t mean that in a positive way! Over the last several years, it has become chic to become cool (insensitive) to people who have legitimately sacrificed to make our nation what it has become. Whether it is the men and women who invest their time in serving in public service or the families who risk their security to protect society, we have become more critical of their lifestyles and ignore what they have to done to protect and serve us. For years, those who served in our nation’s military were seen as true American heroes; but now, they are often viewed differently. At best they are perceived as governmental employees or, at worst, they are seen as misguided individuals allowing themselves to be pawns of a self-serving government. Not only are modern soldiers dismissed, those who served in the past are ignored or even castigated for their service. Folks, if there is anyone who deserves the recognition of a grateful nation, it should be those who