Patriotism

Come on, you know this was coming.

If you know me, then you would know how much I love the United States of America. I would fall on a sword for this country. Being only 16, many would say this is a foolish thing and that I am just immature. Well I do not think so. Patriotism is not something that my dad drilled into my head, it is something that I just have in my bones.

I just got finished watching Saving Private Ryan for the first time; definetly a good film. In the final scene, I could not help but see myself fighting off the Krauts. Even in the first scene, with the landing in Normandy, I could see myself. There are alot of people who would never even think about dying for their country. There are alot of people who would not only never think about dying for their country, but there are alot of people who wouldnt think of even fighting for it. Some would fight against it! This pisses me off. You are lucky if you're reading this. You probably live in America, and thus, you are one of the luckiest people in the world. You are living in the best country on earth. Be thankful. Be prepared to defend it. Millions of men have fought and died for freedom, I would only be honored to join this group. 

Being that I plan on joining the military, I suppose I see the inherent good in a strong military. I see the good in dying for something bigger than yourself. I'm not saying that you have to die in order to be a patriot, but god dammit, don't disrespect your country. Patton did say that patriotism is not about dying for your country, but about making the other bastard die for his. You can disagree with it, but at the end of the day, we are Americans. We are the strongest people on earth. We are crusaders of democracy and freedom. We are the destroyers of tyranny. Sic Semper Tyranis. We have a burden as Americans, and I accept it graciously. 

So I am rambling, but I have a point. I feel like, because I take AP United States History, that I can talk about WW2. We have millions of men fight for freedom. Now, we have only...50,000? in Afghanistan. How can we fight an enemy with such low numbers? We need to start overwhelming those who want nothing more than your head on a stick. And to those who say "Oh, no war, only peace in the middle east!" Fuck that! These terrorists want to kill you. I'll take a damn knife and stab each one of 'em if I could (not all muslims, just the ones that want you and me dead)! Anyways, this country is seeing a decline in the desire to serve, and it shows. Nobody wants to fight for the Stars and Stripes anymore. So until we get our numbers up, we will never be as powerful as we could be. The American Spirit is unwavering and we take it onto the battlefield. We fight till the bitter end. We never quit. As long as I have a gun in my hand and an arm on my body, I will fight. Take it from my cold dead hands.

If you're reading this, think about it, and I mean really think, about all those who have fought and died for your safety. Some of these people the same age as you. Think about dying right now for this country. You will give up ALL you have and know. You will give up all your dreams, so that the dreams of others may live. Some people have done it, and did not think a second about it. Would you?

P.S. I have had a family fight and die in every single American War from the Revolution-Vietnam (lol, barely anyone died in the persian gulf). I suppose that it is in my genes to fight.