i hope that time is a couple faltering steps in the future , and ill add that in spite of my offering to allow the youth to carry the torch , i will retain a couple candles and the matches to light them just in case they forget - at least till they carry me out on the gurney
ive had the pleasure to meet many a returning young soldier/sailer/flyer in recent years , thats one thing the local rifle mfgr company did for them in this area - hired them with favor , and luckily ive known many a good man and woman that i would trust to stand here just as they did overseas ,
my concerns lie in those that think their teachers gave them an education by making them believe that average was good enough , or that PC was the most important viewpoint , those that think imitating convicts is cool and that drug dealers are businessmen , these scare me because i will need to lie vigilant to frame them as targets one day ,
this america we see today - its not that of previous generations , and thats OK , im certain the parents of the 'greatest generation' said much the same of their offspring - till they stood up and took on the world , i trust that ours will do the same , perhaps with more obstacles and perhaps with less enthusiasm but i dont think in the end they will shrink from what needs to be done ,
i live each day , today , in that belief , but i have my own defenses established in the firm understanding that i shall be the determining force in my own destiny and i will offer to my offspring the means to be their own should they require it ,
if it please God ill live to see them succeed ,
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