Message #10889

[whitesatin]

Everyone in our country has a right to be patriotic, or not be patriotic.  Just because someone becomes patriotic at a later stage in their life than you did, does not make them less deserving, or less of a patriot than you are.



If they weren't patriotic, thank God they saw the light and made the decision to become patriotic.  That is a wonderful thing, though very sad that our brothers and sisters had to shed their blood for our freedoms.  It's not a contest to see who is more of a patriot, or who was a patriot first.



Don't forget that old patriots die, and we NEED new patriots to take their places and hold those flags high.  Don't judge them because they just joined our forces. Welcome them with open arms and don't let this be a flag waving contest.



WhiteSatin