What Price, Freedom

The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of an Armed Force or any civilian national of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after 5 April 1917, has been wounded or killed, or who has died or may hereafter die after being wounded.

On August 3rd, I was a guest on a local TV station on their Talk Back segment. I talked about voting in the upcoming primary election on August 8th.

Here is the text of my comments:

The recent Georgia Primary Elections amazed me. I was shocked to my core when I heard that the level of voter participation was about twenty percent. Since our Nation was founded some 230 years ago about one and one half million heroes have given their lives in defense of our United States of America; so that we might enjoy the lifestyle we have today!!!

In the current War on Terrorism being fought in the Middle East we have had over eighteen thousand of our Nations Heroes wounded. These men and women are from our families, grew up in our neighborhoods or are the children of our friends. All of them have stood in Harm's Way for US!!!!!!

Yet I have heard that some among us do not have time to vote!!!!! Our Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen have found the time to stand in Harm's Way. Over eighteen thousand of them will bear the scars of War for the balance of their lives.

Could you look at any one of these wounded Heroes next Tuesday evening and tell them that "You" could not find the time to Vote?