On this holiday weekend, let’s remember that it is about more than just another reason to get drunk. It is the 234th anniversary of this great country of ours. Have a great fourth of July and thank a veteran! See ya soon!
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It’s 1:30am and we just got home about an hour ago from our usual Wednesday night ride. Just had a sandwich and figured I need to get a blog done for today.
As the title says, I will be keeping this short and sweet, as I am getting up early in the morning to go on a Patriot Guard mission. We will be riding to stand in a flag line and be there for the family. As you will read in the Wiki link I added, the Patriot Guard was originally formed to ward off protestors at Military funerals. The Westboro Baptist Church members would protest the funerals with outrageous statements that men and women are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan because we tolerate homosexuality. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.
It is very sad that we have to have these funerals, but I am glad that I can pay my respects to this young man that gave his life fighting for our freedom.
So, in the morning I will hop on the bike and head up to Queensbury, and along with probably 100 or more motorcycles, we will escort this soldier to his final resting place at the Saratoga National Cemetery. When we get there, the bikers will hop off their bikes and line the road into the cemetery as the funeral procession rolls in. If you can make it to pay your respects, please do. Let’s show this family how much we appreciate what this soldier did for our country. Hope to see you there.
*Image courtesy of http://www.amlgnp104tn.org/files/PatriotGuard_Riders.jpg
Image courtesy of the US Marines
In your travels today, please don’t forget about those men and women that have fought for our freedom. Some of them lost their lives in battle fighting for our freedom, and some have suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Lots have long term illnesses or have lost limbs just so we can have our lives the way we do now.
Please see this day as more than just a day off from work and a reason to party. Thank a veteran. Thank a member of the military. They deserve it.
See ya soon!
A few nights ago, the TCRPMG members had a model shoot in Hudson, NY. As we were shooting, my eye wandered up an enormous flag pole to see the flag among this gorgeous blue sky. I couldn’t help but shoot it. It was so gorgeous.
You see, ever since I was a kid, I have been in love with the flag that represents this great country of ours. I always try to get good shots of it to share. That flag represents our freedom. That flag represents those risking their lives so we may keep our freedom. Many have given their lives for us. Unfortunately, a lot of people take that freedom for granted.
Kristi was tweeting and talking on Facebook the other day about people that wouldn’t stop talking during the National Anthem. It made me pretty mad. I have noticed that people have become incredibly rude and just don’t care anymore. And it’s not only during the National Anthem. There have been a few instances where I was probably sitting in my chair with my mouth wide open, amazed at how rude people are.
My cousin’s wedding was a great example. My cousin and his wife were at the altar and the priest was doing conducting the ceremony. There was a crowd of people in the back of the room that were carrying on a loud conversation. I was getting pretty angry. They were disrupting the service and didn’t even care.
Last week, at Baseball and Bloggers, the panel was speaking and the people in the back of the room were so loud I could barely hear the speakers. It baffles me that this is becoming so common. Why would you go to an event and ignore the lecture just to chat with your friends? Pick up the phone and call them. Go to a bar.
I know that I have no control over the way people act in public. I am just saddened by the lack of respect that seems to have become OK in society. What happened? I can only assume it’s because parents can’t (or wont) discipline their kids anymore. The world is going to be a very scary place in another twenty years.
Now that my whining is over, I want to add one more thing. Find a Vietnam Veteran, an Iraq Veteran or a current military member and thank them for protecting this great country of ours. It’s because of them that we have the freedom we have. And don’t forget all of those that have lost their life fighting for us and those that are POW-MIA.
See ya soon.
