My 9-11 Tribute

I know there will be many people that will post basically this same blog today, but I still want to be one of them. I was getting dressed in the bedroom in Boise Id while watching Fox News (yes, I am one of those conservative types.) When all of a sudden, the program was interruped with a scene so unbelievable that my wife and I stopped getting ready for work and were glued to the TV.

We saw what had happened to one of the twin towers and while we were watching a second plane crashed into the other. What in the world was happening?

The heroics of the passengers aboard Flight 93 will always be part of America. The people we lost from these attacks will be missed in our communities. One question that everyone was asking was very well summed up by Alan Jackson with this song.

My concern now is what Daryl Worley expressed in his song, "Have We Forgotten?"I hope that we haven't forgotten that there are people out there that still want to kill us and our civilization. Are we the best neighbors to the world? I don't know, but we don't deserve to be despised and attacked.

As you may be able to tell, I am a fan of country music. I think that it portrays how a lot of us are feeling most of the time. That doesn't mean that I think that it protrays my feelings all of the time, but I do think that these two songs portray how I feel about our military. I am a Vietnam era veteran and I know what it is like to come back home to less than a hero's welcome. Never forget, these men are heros. No matter what your opinion of our government or elected official is, the men in the military are risking their lives for you and yours.

My son is a Gulf War vet (Navy) and I am very proud of his service to his country. Thanks for taking a few minutes to read my tribute.