Today is May 26, 2008 it is Memorial Day. Today is the day we are suppose to pause and remember all those who have fallen in defense of our country, our freedom and our way of life. We might tend to look down upon today as a worthless holiday for those who ignorantly died for a worthless cause but we are mistaken. We ought to honor our heroes who died for our country because without them we would not be free. I went to Fredericksburg, Texas this past weekend with my parents and two of my sisters and their husbands to visit the Museum of the Pacific War in honor of those who fought in the Pacific theater in World War II. As I walked through the museum I thought to myself how incredibly important it is for us to learn about the second World War. When we were attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941 we have a very dim view of what we were getting involved in.
The Japanese had isolated themselves from the western world for 200 years until Commodore Matthew Perry forced the Japanese to open their ports at Nagasaki to open for trade with the United States. Some historians argue that this was the true beginning of World War II for the Americans. The Japanese were 200 years behind the power curve at this point in history and in a short amount of time they revolutionized their military to protect their homeland. They sent military officials to all the major countries in the world at the time: England, France, Germany, United Netherlands and the United States to learn the best military tactics from the best armies and navies in the world. The Japanese were a formidable opponent to say the least as they had never lost a war in their entire history. The men who fought the Japanese in the Pacific theater deserve not only our gratitude but our respect for fighting an enemy that could not be beat.
This should be the case for all our soldiers no matter what war or conflict they have been sent to fight in on behalf of the American people. Those men and women who today are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan deserve just as much thanks as those who fought in World War I, World War II, the Civil War and all the other wars we have engaged in. Let us pay respect to the dead and the living who fight and have fought for our freedom and let us give thanks to the God for giving us these individuals.
Stumble It!
Those who serve for our country deserve our upmost respect, Thank You.
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