THIS DAY OF FREEDOM
By: Tyararr J. Jones
The silence and joy we experience today comes from the expense of the men and women who have given their lives and who risk their lives as soldiers for our country. May the sacrifices they have made not become distant memories, but present experience. What freedoms have you exprienced today? Did you take them for granted? Did you go through today without a hint of thankfulness? Did you complain today about the war though you have never tasted it? Have you thanked a soldier recently for what you would never do or for what you want to do but cannot? Are you a complaining citizen or a sacrificial servant? Do you persecute our President or pray for Him? Do you break the laws or withhold them? Are you a praiser and proclaimer of our freedoms or a prisoner of your conceit and lack of grattiude?
This day of freedom we humbly observe,
Daily protected and sacrificially preserved.
Countless soldiers who fight and are slain,
Leaving behind families in suffering and pain.
Daily enjoyment and fulfillment of life,
Paid for by soldiers who walk daily through clouds of strife.
Echoes of memories of soldiers untold,
Pressing on with diligence, fighting so bold.
This day of freedom so costly in its measure,
Proud to be a recipient of its gift and pleasure.
Shall I be a patriot of this land that is vast and free,
Will I remember those who are fighting and dying for me?
This day of freedom, these precious moments of reflection,
At the expense of our soldiers who daily provide our protection.
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