Frank's Thoughts on Veteran's Day

At church last Sunday, all the Veteran’s were asked to stand or raise their hands to be recognized before we sang God Bless America. I was the youngest Veteran in the room, and I am 64 years old. Now, to be fair, there weren’t a lot of young men in the room. We obviously have a church going problem with younger men. We have a Veteran’s problem, those who serve their country, among younger men. Take a look at the divorce rate. So, let’s see, religion is collapsing, that’s called serving God. Being a Veteran is collapsing, that’s called serving Country. The family is collapsing. God, Country, and Family, not only are collapsing, but have collapsed. Remember that. We’ll come back to it.

Fern’s father, step-father, and all of her uncles are Veterans. None of her cousins or brothers are Veterans. Frank’s father and all of his uncles were Veterans. None of Frank’s brothers or cousins are Veterans. Notice a pattern here? 

I’m speaking primarily here of men. If a man will not defend his God, his Country or his Family…. If a man has no respect for God, Country or Family, do you really think that we’re going to have a rebirth of our society? I’ve said this before, and I will probably say it again. I don’t think our once Great Nation, and our once great society will ever return. We use terms like the American resolve, and that pioneer spirit. Well, those are catchy little terms, and they might help sell pickup trucks during a football game commercial, but that’s all it’s good for. Because, look around, the men are sissy cowards that won’t defend anything.

I would like to apologize to those that I have offended. If you have a negative comment, just keep it to yourself. I know everybody can’t serve and everybody shouldn’t serve, but we have more parents trying to get social security disability for their children in grade school than we have men standing in line to serve our former great country. We have more people that would rather sit at home and not work, and collect welfare, than they would to serve their country. See a few more trends here?

I understand what the III%ers are, and if you don’t know what the III%ers are, you should. Look at our Veteran’s Administration scandal. 34 years ago, when I first met Fern, I told her that if I am hurt, to NEVER take me to a Veteran’s hospital. That was 34 years ago. Then last year, we find that the Veteran’s Administration was spending more on new windows and desks, than they are on saving Veteran’s lives. Shame! Shame! on the Veteran’s Administration!!

For those of you that did not serve, and lap up the luxury of liberty, please scoot over today and let those that earned it, have a drink from the well of freedom. To those of you who served, and the families of those who served, Happy Veteran’s Day. And for those of you that chose not to serve, please continue to stand with the women and children and holler, “Look at me! Look at me!” because that freedom was given to you by a Veteran, past and present. The ladies in the group that serve, my hat is off, my compliments. It must be very difficult being a female veteran.

Again, for those of you I have offended, I am sorry. For those of you that serve, Thank You. Happy Veterans’ Day, all.

Frank