Some Gave All

The president disgusts me.  Once again, he is failing to honor the men who managed to pull off that righteous thumping known as D-Day.

My Dad was not part of D-Day.  He was a P-51 Mustang pilot, stationed in England, so he was basically eating lamb chops with mint jelly while that action was going down.  Still, he is a hero.  He is MY hero.  Or rather, he was.  He passed away last year.  He did do his part, though, when the chips were down and performance mattered.

I listen to the Billy Ray Cyrus song Some Gave All fairly often:

If you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties
And recall
Some gave all

Please explain to me why Barack Obama doesn't "get" how big of a deal D-Day is.  While you are at it, explain why he and his people demonize veterans.  They appear to presume that everyone who saw combat is in the raging throes of PTSD, a danger to society, and not stable enough to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

What a huge steaming crock of stinky tofu.  The veterans I know - and I know a lot of them - are the best of the best when it comes to being good Americans.  They have such a fine-tuned sense of justice that I would trust any of them with my life.  Even on a bad day, they are better men than Barack Obama could ever hope to be.

D-Day is something special.  America got involved, got physical, and kicked ass and took names.  Are we perfect?  Nope.  But that day, we were close enough to perfect.  What kind of moron doesn't make an effort to honor the dwindling number of men who were part of it?

Do you remember the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan?  I almost had to leave the theater because of the realism.  There was blood all over the water, and all over the sand.  It wrenched my heart.

The leader of the free world is apparently unmoved by such things, both in the movies and in real life.  I don't know why, but I'll hazard a guess that it is because his America is not my America.

I will end with more lyrics from Some Gave All:

Love your country
Live with pride
And don't forget those who died
America can't you see

All gave some
Some gave all
And some stood through for the red, white and blue
And some had to fall
And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall
Some gave all

Raise a glass tonight for the men, living and dead, who stormed the beaches of Normandy.  I wouldn't mind at all if you tack "Barry sucks" on to the end of your toast.  Just sayin'.