I, Ron Black, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God. I swear that I am fully aware and fully understand the conditions under which I am enlisting.It's the oath I took, the oath Mike McCarville took, the oath Bob Dani took, the oath my brother-in-law Nathan Murphy took, the oath my father and uncles took and it is the same oath that men and women who right now stand a post to protect our freedom.
Men and women are, right now, laying down their lives overseas and some have given the same in service to our country and while we're the greatest nation on the planet, we have a long way to go.
We have elected officials, attorneys and judges who work their asses off to twist, redefine and hide from the very Constitution we veterans have sworn an oath to defend. They use it as toilet paper, wiping their collective asses with it, forgetting that without the sacrifices made by those who raised their right hand in service to this country they wouldn't be driving those new sports cars, plopping their asses down court side at a Thunder game, playing footsie with one another behind closed doors as they craft legislation that takes away our freedom rather than expands it.
It isn't the Tea Party that is the guardian of freedom. It isn't the Occupy Wall Street crowd that is the guardian of freedom. It isn't the mainstream media that is the guardian of freedom. It isn't Bob Stoops, Mike Gundy or any of the ball players who protect our freedom. It is the member of the United States Armed Forces.
We have a ridiculous number of veterans who are unemployed, homeless, sick and whose home is a place like City Rescue Mission. It's easy for people to sweep this reality under the carpet because it's not "sexy." Helping veterans in need, helping men and women who have served or are currently serving is nowhere near as fun and entertaining as having cocktails at the boathouse - but it's because of these men and women that we even have a boathouse to begin with.
It's a problem that I pontificate about every year on Veteran's Day, but usually with little response. The problem continues and will continue as long as the ruling class elites want it to be so. They would never desire their offspring to lay their lives down or even pretend to stand a post because to do so would force them to sacrifice their time on the lacrosse field and heaven knows we can't have that, can we? We'll let the poor and the middle class make the sacrifices so the oligarchies can continue their reign.
If you want to do something for veterans today, I mean REALLY do something, thank a veteran for their service. Hire a veteran looking for work. Send a check to City Rescue Mission and tell them to dedicate it to one of the veterans under their roof. Then, when you've done that, send a letter to your elected officials telling them that you're watching them, that you will fight them tooth and nail if they author any legislation or support any legislation that hurts veterans or their families. And for some of you, this would be a huge sacrifice: Give your college football tickets to a veteran and his/her family and tell them that you realize that without men and women willing to put their asses on the line for freedom, your ass wouldn't have freedom.
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