Cherish Your Freedom
August 22, 2002
To Commentary:
Usually I can't get through the day without hearing something or reading
something that takes grand strokes towards idiocy. Today was no different
after reading Mr.
Seaver's commentary about the noise at Airventure.
Freedom is something I take quite seriously. When I read of you making
light of someone else's observation that this noise is actually the sound
of freedom, I felt it incumbent upon me to remind you to think about and
cherish your freedom. I have done things for my country and the sake of
"your" freedom that would probably make a pretty good book or movie.
How
dare you make light of freedom!! 16 years ago I was putting my life on the
line so you could sleep safely at night, while I helped keep our country's
enemy's at bay. I didn't want glory. I didn't want medals. I wanted to
keep my country safe and free. Countless men and women have made tremendous
sacrifices and will continue to make these sacrifices to ensure your
freedom. I guess I really don't understand people like you. You probably
think everyone to the "right" of Lenin or Mao is an extremist. As
for the
EAA Airventure, I love it. I can't get enough of it. If you can't see what
an asset this is to your community, you need to take an economics course.
Maybe just take one in common sense, it can't hurt.