Kit Jarrell posted this at the GoE site:
Read and heed…get on board or get the hell out of the way…
In every life there are moments that define us. They tell us in no uncertain terms who we are, what we believe in our souls, and what we are willing to die for.
For those of us who have worn the uniform of our great nation, these moments have stirred in our hearts before–often misunderstood by those who could never understand what it means to pledge your very life to protect another.
But even more rare is the moment that lets us define ourselves, that lets us show the world who we are, what we believe in our souls…and what we are still willing to die for.
March 17, 2007 will be remembered as one of those moments.
Yesterday, in the mud and the freezing cold, 30,000 Americans stood proudly and said with one voice, “This is what we will die for.”
Yesterday, a lone veteran planted his message of support for our troops in the heart of the domestic enemy and said with all his heart, “I will not be moved.”
Yesterday, a row of my brothers stood guard over a long granite list of over 58,000 reasons why my own service was peaceful.
Yesterday, we defined ourselves and our nation to the world.
We are not the swansong of a dying ideal. We are a proud remnant; we are the ones who remember all too well that the price of freedom is blood. We have seen our brothers, our fathers, our sons, and our friends come home in a box draped in color. We refuse to allow their sacrifice be in vain, or scorned by the very recipients of that sweet, precious gift.
The age of the coward and the twilight of the silent are over. The age of the eagle has begun.
“…The age of the coward and the twilight of the silent are over. The Age of the Eagle has begun.”
Down here in Texas, them’s fightin’ words…LET’S Friggin’ ROLL!!!
Labels: Gathering of Eagles
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