TTAG received this email blast from Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson:
As we all gather with friends and family this Memorial Day Weekend, we need to take time to pause and ponder what the day is all about. Memorial Day is more than just the beginning of the summer season – it’s a time to reflect on the sacrifices many have made to establish, and preserve the freedoms that have provided this nation with bounty seen by no other. If you visit a national cemetery this weekend, you can almost hear the whispers of those that came before us. Listen carefully and you’ll hear their pleas to us to protect the special gift of liberty paid for with their blood . . .
When observing Memorial Day, it’s important to keep in mind that soldiers, past and present, fought to defend our entire Constitution – not just the bits and pieces found fashionable on any particular day. Sadly, the sacrifices of millions of good Americans have been sullied by those who attack our Second Amendment, claiming it is irrelevant, outdated, and dangerous.
The sacrifices of so many brave men and women should serve as inspiration to us to fight on to protect the Second Amendment. The knowledge that so many gave so much should steel our resolve to defeat those whose politics demand that our right to keep and bear arms be diminished.
To attack the Second Amendment is to attack our entire Constitution and the liberties it has engendered. Whether an attack on our Constitution originates from abroad, or whether it is uttered on the floor of the Congress is inconsequential. One attack is no different than any other. As Americans, we must stand up and vigorously defend our rights and push back those who would infringe upon our freedoms.
In closing, I ask you to do two things this weekend. First, celebrate the freedoms for which others fought so valiantly. Second, honor the sacrifices of our troops by recommitting yourself to the tireless defense of our nation’s Constitution and the guiding principles upon which this nation was founded.
On a day remembering heroes present and fallen, we can add another to the list, who joined the ranks just today of what makes this country the greatest, even if he served or not!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548537201856220&set=a.190450997664844.39276.140958959280715&type=1&theater
Better link
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548458338530773&set=a.190450997664844.39276.140958959280715&type=1&permPage=1
Ha-fu<king-zah!
Bravo!!!!
Richard…
You know me….I don’t need to recite hash starting with a blue white blue ribbon or 8 rows below..we are good decent and honorable people..we care about life..and respect it..with deepest sympathy for those that never returned home and gratitude for each of us that served a sincere and heartfelt thank you for this holiday.
Hoo-rah!
Dan, “different than” struck me as awkward and perhaps even incorrect in this usage, so I looked it up; it is indeed considered incorrect:
http://www.grammarerrors.com/grammar/different-from-than/
Dan didn’t write it. And, FYI, a lot of so-called grammar rules are pure bs. If people understand you and it is persuasive, mission accomplished. Now, please relax and enjoy the rest of your holiday.
http://chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/25497
yep ask Fox and AP about the safety of the First Amendment about now too.
From his fingers to Gods ears. May God bless the United States.
Ironic isn’t it that we honor our fallen loved ones with a 21 gun salute?
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Historically a 21 gun salute was used by naval warships to show they were disarmed by firing all their ammunition. The posted video however is not a 21 gun salute since it is not being performed by artillery but rifles and is instead a three volley salute.
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