Memorial Day: Freedom Is Never Free
Memorial Day is more than the beginning of summer. It is more than cookouts, flags waving in the breeze, or time spent with family. It is a sacred reminder that the freedoms we enjoy every single day were paid for by brave men and women who gave everything for this nation. Freedom is not free. Every right we possess—the freedom to speak, to worship, to dream, to disagree, to build a life for ourselves and our families—exists because generations of Americans stood willing to defend it. Some never came home. Some carried scars the rest of their lives. Some gave their futures so that we could have ours. That sacrifice should never be forgotten. I think sometimes people lose sight of what the United States truly stands for. We become so caught up in division, anger, and complaints that we forget how extraordinary this nation really is. America is imperfect because people are imperfect, but there has never been another country that has fought so fiercely for the ideals of liberty, oppor...
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