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Memorial Day 2013 | Mickey Z.
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Mickey Z. -- World News Trust
May 24, 2013
"At a time when too many of our institutions have let us down, they exceed all expectations. They're not consumed with personal ambition. They don't obsess over their differences. They focus on the mission at hand."
- Barack Obama
In the quote above, the “they” our Commander-in-Chief refers to is the U.S. Armed Forces. I mean: of course!
But now, with yet another Memorial Day looming, this presents me with a genuine conundrum:
How in the world can I pick which indomitable defenders of liberty to honor this year?
Perhaps I can spend my day in quiet contemplation of those valiant heroes who unselfishly risk the agony of carpal tunnel syndrome as they courageously push the buttons and computer keys to launch cruise missiles and predator drones at brown-skinned Third Worlders with unpronounceable names.
I owe my liberty to those who “don't obsess over their differences”…
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