So I am going to be an auntie again, and I have been thinking. Hunter is going to think that Batman, Superman, Spider-man and whatever else T.V. throws at him are so called heroes. I hope that I might have an impact on that thought at some point.
A hero is not a person that wears a cape. A hero is a person who puts their life on the line to save yours. A hero doesn't have a cape or a costume but a uniform. They don't hide who they are with a secret identity they are proud and embrace it.
Heroes are made everyday. They are not bit by spiders to get superpowers. Their superpower is courage, pride, honor, and the ability to sign a paper saying they will put the life of our country before their own.
I am so proud to be married to an American Hero and when my niece and nephews are old enough to understand I will tell them what a hero is.
It was hard dealing with deployment and having my husband in a dangerous place far away but I am so proud of him.
I want everyone to remember that our veterans at one point were there to help and protect us if and when we needed it. Now these men and women are fighting a new fight with the system to survive.
In America we should not have homeless, and hungry veterans. I am disgusted that we can let this happen. We have veterans that need help and can not receive it for one reason or another. We have veterans that are feared because they are trained to fight but were not given the help needed to transition back into normal society due to the fact that asking for help makes them "weak".
There is nothing about these heroes that is weak!
I was thinking, if someone asked you what we take advantage of in the USA what would people say?
Would they say food, shelter, money, government assistance?
What we REALLY take for granted is the men and women who protect us! Military, police, firemen and women, EMTs! These are the people we should cheer for when they walk down the street. Instead the cheers go to people who don't put their lives on the line; people who dont have to leave their families to worry if they are coming home. We as Americans cheer for celebrities, we cheer for some politicians. Many people would love to meet the president but would you feel the same way to meet a soldier, or a police officer that had just been shot at?
I think as Americans we really need to change our thoughts and the thoughts of children as to what makes a person honorable.
Ok, I am done my rant! if you read the whole thing I hope you see where I was going. :)
