November 11, 2011
Today I say thank you to all the veterans and their families! I especially thank my husband and sons for their service to their country in honor of freedom. We honor those who believe in freedom and peace so much, that they would give their own lives, to protect those freedoms that our great nation holds so dear. With great respect, we honor you!
There are 3 movies that come to mind when I think of why someone would fight for what they believe. These 3 movies are Braveheart, Dances with Wolves and the Last Samurai! War in itself seems like a senseless choice, but when faced with the choice of fighting for freedom from tyranny, fighting for our religious beliefs, fighting for what is right, believing that all man are equal, and as honorable human beings, we must stand up. It is not war that is glorified, it is our beliefs that are glorified. To live in a world where war no longer exists and where good man prevail would be heaven!
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William Wallace: You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight? Aye, fight and you may die, run and you'll live. At least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!
Quotes from The Last Samurai
Algren: I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed.
Emperor Meiji: You were with him when he died?
Algren: Yes.
Emperor Meiji: Tell me how he died.
Algren: I will tell you how he lived.
Katsumoto: A perfect cherry blossom is a rare thing.
You can spend your whole life looking for one, and it will not be a wasted life.
Emperor Meiji: But we cannot forget who we are. Or where we come from.
Quotes from Dances With Wolves
John Dunbar: It was hard to know how to feel. I had never been in a battle like this one. This had not been a fight for territory or riches or to make men free. This battle had no ego. It had been fought to preserve the food stores that would see us through winter, to protect the lives of women and children and loved ones only a few feet away. I felt a pride I had never felt before.
