Posted by
Cary Wesberry on Friday, July 04, 2008 2:14:46 PM
The Nugent family celebrates Independence Day every day of the year. If you spend as much time as we do sharing campfires, both literally and figuratively, with the hero warriors of the United States Military, you can’t help but deeply appreciate and absolutely cherish the freedoms and liberties so unique here in America that is guaranteed us by the sacrifices made by these amazing, courageous men and women.
Working for years now with various charities dedicated to wounded military heroes, we get to see first hand their battle scarred bodies, mutilated and missing limbs, burned flesh and horrible injuries of every description. And we get to see their phenomenal spirit and willingness to serve our nation. To salute a flag draped coffin brings it all into perspective in an indelible, inescapable way. But for the blood of warriors, the American Dream goes to the ash heap of history.
We take our American Independence to heart and will never take it for granted. I declare my Independence in humble respect and thanks to them all.
Continue reading Ted Nugent's column by following the link above to Human Events. Now that is a concept! Independence Day every day. Leave it to Ted Nugent to embrace such a patriotic idea. If every American possessed this unstoppable spirit of pride in our country, many of the problem we face as a people today would be nothing before our might as a nation.