Army Mom vs Punk
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Small Town Soap Box
Seldom do two consecutive Soap Boxes reflect so near the same topic, I was not going to let this Army mom go unacknowledged:
DEAR MR MOBY,
I'M NOT USUALLY ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CHOICES OTHERS MAKE...THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY AND ONE CAN DO AS HE WISHES...BUT AS THE MOTHER OF 3 OF THIS COUNTRIES FINEST SOLDIERS (PERSONAL OPINION) I FOUND THE ACTIONS OF THIS PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE! I RECENTLY ATTENDED THE GRADUATION CELEBRATION OF MY 5TH GRADER FROM A (BARROW CO) PUBLIC SCHOOL...AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CEREMONY WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO STAND AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE (MIND YOU THAT WE ARE IN THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER OF A LOCAL CHURCH) THE COUPLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME STOOD AND FACED THE FLAG BUT THE MAN DIDN’T PLACE HIS HAND OVER HIS HEART NOR DID HE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE...I FELT AN INCREDIBLE SENSE OF RAGE AT HIS ACTIONS (OR LACK OF ACTIONS) HERE HE IS ATTENDING THE GRADUATION OF HIS CHILD FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF RACE OR RELIGION FREE OF CHARGE...AND HE CANT HONOR THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY? THE COUNTRY THAT GIVES HIM THE FREEDOM TO ATTEND THIS GRADUATION TO HONOR THE HARD WORK OF THESE CHILDREN...THE FUTURE OF AMERICA...AS HE STOOD THERE DRESSED IN TORN BLUE JEANS AND A ROCK BAND SHIRT WITH A SMUG LOOK ON HIS FACE. I THOUGHT OF MY 21 YR OLD SON WHO LEAVES FOR AFGHANISTAN NEXT MONTH AND MY 19 YR OLD DAUGHTER WHO GAVE UP COLLEGE TO FOLLOW IN HER BIG BROTHERS FOOTSTEPS AND MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WHO ALSO CHOSE TO DEFEND FREEDOM LIKE HIS OLDER SIBLINGS...THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WHO COULD NOT ATTEND THEIR LITTLE BROTHERS GRADUATION BECAUSE THEY WERE RISKING THEMSELVES LIFE AND LIMB TO DEFEND THIS GREAT NATION SO THAT WE MAY CONTINUE TO GATHER IN SMALL TOWN CHURCHES AND HONOR THE HARD WORK OF OUR CHILDREN. I HOPE SOMEDAY THAT MAN REALIZES JUST HOW LUCKY WE ALL ARE TO LIVE FREE...TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHOICES...GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS...GOD BLESS AMERICA!
SINCERELY, LEAH DANIEL PROUD ARMY MOM!
(Leah, that wasn’t a man, that was an arrogant, & ignorant punk that deserves his butt kicked. He doesn’t understand our very basis of life in America. Fear of God, Love of Country, and respect for Authority. and you’ve inspired this morning’s Small Town Soap Box.)
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DEAR MR MOBY,
I'M NOT USUALLY ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CHOICES OTHERS MAKE...THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY AND ONE CAN DO AS HE WISHES...BUT AS THE MOTHER OF 3 OF THIS COUNTRIES FINEST SOLDIERS (PERSONAL OPINION) I FOUND THE ACTIONS OF THIS PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE! I RECENTLY ATTENDED THE GRADUATION CELEBRATION OF MY 5TH GRADER FROM A (BARROW CO) PUBLIC SCHOOL...AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CEREMONY WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO STAND AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE (MIND YOU THAT WE ARE IN THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER OF A LOCAL CHURCH) THE COUPLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME STOOD AND FACED THE FLAG BUT THE MAN DIDN’T PLACE HIS HAND OVER HIS HEART NOR DID HE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE...I FELT AN INCREDIBLE SENSE OF RAGE AT HIS ACTIONS (OR LACK OF ACTIONS) HERE HE IS ATTENDING THE GRADUATION OF HIS CHILD FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF RACE OR RELIGION FREE OF CHARGE...AND HE CANT HONOR THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY? THE COUNTRY THAT GIVES HIM THE FREEDOM TO ATTEND THIS GRADUATION TO HONOR THE HARD WORK OF THESE CHILDREN...THE FUTURE OF AMERICA...AS HE STOOD THERE DRESSED IN TORN BLUE JEANS AND A ROCK BAND SHIRT WITH A SMUG LOOK ON HIS FACE. I THOUGHT OF MY 21 YR OLD SON WHO LEAVES FOR AFGHANISTAN NEXT MONTH AND MY 19 YR OLD DAUGHTER WHO GAVE UP COLLEGE TO FOLLOW IN HER BIG BROTHERS FOOTSTEPS AND MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WHO ALSO CHOSE TO DEFEND FREEDOM LIKE HIS OLDER SIBLINGS...THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WHO COULD NOT ATTEND THEIR LITTLE BROTHERS GRADUATION BECAUSE THEY WERE RISKING THEMSELVES LIFE AND LIMB TO DEFEND THIS GREAT NATION SO THAT WE MAY CONTINUE TO GATHER IN SMALL TOWN CHURCHES AND HONOR THE HARD WORK OF OUR CHILDREN. I HOPE SOMEDAY THAT MAN REALIZES JUST HOW LUCKY WE ALL ARE TO LIVE FREE...TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHOICES...GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS...GOD BLESS AMERICA!
SINCERELY, LEAH DANIEL PROUD ARMY MOM!
(Leah, that wasn’t a man, that was an arrogant, & ignorant punk that deserves his butt kicked. He doesn’t understand our very basis of life in America. Fear of God, Love of Country, and respect for Authority. and you’ve inspired this morning’s Small Town Soap Box.)
To listen and download audio, click here
