MY DRY BLANKET

[Great-Kazoo]

[Birddog1911]

Love that video; thanks for posting it.

[wctriumph]

When I was a child, the men that were around as I grew older were primarily WWII and Korean War veterans and my values and deep seated patriotism is a result of their influence on me. These roll models are just about gone now and when they speak to their experiences, I have observed that there are very few that bother to listen to them, let alone hear them. There is a sadness within me that is hard to put into words. I try to convey my feelings to younger persons and some say they understand but they don't really. They do not have a frame of reference to understand what has gone before and they are taught wrongly about the history and sacrifice of those that have gone before. I can't articulate my feelings of anger and shame for what has become on my Country. I will continue the fight in the best way that I can, any way that I can.

God Bless us all.

Thanks for that Jim.

[Kraven251]

not to derail your thread but I noticed this too...and it is in the vein.

[Great-Kazoo]

not to derail your thread but I noticed this too...and it is in the vein.

I was going to throw this in to the mix after someone else comes out and says they stomped a puppy, or other, i confess on line, but change subjects with the neighbors thread.

[Kraven251]

for all of its faults, I miss my father's America

[Ronin13]

for all of its faults, I miss my father's America

Me too! Some say the America that was a beacon of hope, freedom, and everything good in the world, began to die in the 1990's, maybe even a little before then. I recall saying, with pride and conviction, the pledge of allegiance in school. I can't remember exactly when we didn't do it anymore, but it's so sad that today many children don't even know it.
Good post Jim! And the Paul Harvey one is perhaps one of my favorite monologues he ever did. Sure do miss Mr. Harvey and many who think like him- a dwindling number it would seem these days.