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I Am AN AMERICAN.........AND PROUD OF IT TOO.  

ineedyounow55 65F
1425 posts
7/1/2010 3:22 pm
I Am AN AMERICAN.........AND PROUD OF IT TOO.

I Am An American

I AM AN AMERICAN...listen to my words. Listen well, for my country
is a strong country, and my message is a strong message.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and I speak for democracy and the dignity of the
individual.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and my ancestors have given their blood for freedom:
On the green of Lexington and the snow at Valley Forge,
On the walls of Fort Sumter and the fields at Gettysburg,
On the waters of the Marne and in the shadows of the Argonne,
On the beachheads of Salerno and Normandy and the sands of Okinawa,
On the bare, black hills called Pork Chop and Old Baldy and Heartbreak Ridge, a million
and more of my countrymen have died for freedom.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and my country is their eternal monument.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and my ancestors have bequeathed to me:
The laughter of a small boy as he watches a circus clown�s antics,
The sweet, delicious coldness of the first bite of peppermint ice cream on the Fourth of
July,
The little tenseness of a baseball crowd as the umpire calls, �Batter Up!�
The high school band�s rendition of the �Stars and Stripes Forever,� in the Memorial Day
parade,
The clear, sharp ring of a school bell on a crisp fall morning, These and many others
things they fought for and left me.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and the fruits of my thought and labor are mine to enjoy.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and my happy land is a land of many realms and mansions:
It is a land of Ohio corn and potatoes and pastures,
It is the realm of hundreds of acres of golden wheat stretching across flat miles of
Kansas,
It is the land of precision assembly lines in Detroit, It is the realm of milling cattle
in the stockyards of Chicago, It is the land of glowing skylines of Pittsburgh and
Birmingham, of San Francisco and New York, And my churches and homes are the mansions of
heaven.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and the love of God has made me free.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and in my churches and homes everyone worships God in his own way:
The young Jewish boy saying: �Hear, 0 Israel, the Lord is One, �
The Catholic girl praying: �Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is -with thee,�
The Protestant boy singing: �A Mighty Fortress is Our God, �Each one believing and praying
as he must, And all joining in the universal prayer: �Our Father, who art in
Heaven,� with the voice in the soul of every human being that cries out to be free,

I AM AN AMERICAN...and I believe that America has answered that voice.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and my country offers freedom and opportunity such as no land before
her has ever done:
Freedom to work, as mechanic or farmer, as merchant or truck driver,
Freedom to think, as chemist or lawyer, as doctor or priest,
Freedom to love, as , as parent, sweetheart, husband, wife,
Freedom to speak, to pray, to read, to argue, to praise, to criticize,
Freedom to live one - or two - hundred million different lives.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and my heritage is of the land and of the spirit, of the heart and of
the soul.

I AM AN AMERICAN...and these are my words. Show me a now a country greater than my
country, a people happier than my people.

I AM AN AMERICAN...I speak for democracy and the dignity of the individual.

Have a Happy and safe 4th of July to those that celebrate this holiday. Don't drink and drive please because life is too short already and adding booze and a vehicle do not mix.


I am who I am and I am not going to change for anyone, so don't ask!



rm_veroxxxfun 60M
6326 posts
7/27/2010 9:10 am

That was a great post!!

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CaboWaboVHnut 63M
637 posts
7/8/2010 7:36 pm

Thank u dear sister for writing this ! We all need to be reminded that although our country may not be perfect, it is still the best one on this planet ! God bless us everyone ! Peace, Cabo!


ineedyounow55 65F
826 posts
7/3/2010 10:28 pm

    Quoting englishman68:
    Comming from across the Pond,i do look at you American's and realise what a feircly proud people you are and this piece you have written say's it all.

    2licku101 is right this should be published for all to see.

    Happy 4th of july to you all.
You are a wonderful man, and thank you!!!

I am who I am and I am not going to change for anyone, so don't ask!


ineedyounow55 65F
826 posts
7/3/2010 6:05 pm

    Quoting 2licku101:
    What a fantastic patriot you are, and very talented. Take it from a vet who cares. Your words mean more than you know. You should publish this, it deserves the largest audiance. Perhaps send it in to your favorite news station or post a video clip with flag waving in the background on you tube. And thank you for reminding folks the
    4th is about a lot more than hot dogs and beer.
Thank you and it has been published on another site for more viewers, but I never use my name, because I do not want credit for it. It is people like you that deserve the credit, not me.

I am who I am and I am not going to change for anyone, so don't ask!


ineedyounow55 65F
826 posts
7/3/2010 6:04 pm

    Quoting manninp:
    Well this is another example of your superb talent my friend, but I don't agree with the last sentence, as I do think your country has forgotten all about the individuals....
Well maybe to a point we have forgotten the individuals. One can always hope that things will change for the best.

Petey as for the conversation we had the other day about the H1N1 vaccines. They got rid of them because they we past the due date on them and sometimes meds can become dangerous to use after its due date.
Bur still is a shame that all that money has been wasted.

I am who I am and I am not going to change for anyone, so don't ask!


englishman68 55M
2387 posts
7/3/2010 5:35 pm

Comming from across the Pond,i do look at you American's and realise what a feircly proud people you are and this piece you have written say's it all.

2licku101 is right this should be published for all to see.

Happy 4th of july to you all.

Truth,kindness and respect is what i give,and thats all i ask in return

How to treat the ladies There39s a right way and a wrong way


2licku101 67M

7/3/2010 5:55 am

What a fantastic patriot you are, and very talented. Take it from a vet who cares. Your words mean more than you know. You should publish this, it deserves the largest audiance. Perhaps send it in to your favorite news station or post a video clip with flag waving in the background on you tube. And thank you for reminding folks the
4th is about a lot more than hot dogs and beer.


manninp 67M
2660 posts
7/2/2010 10:59 am

Well this is another example of your superb talent my friend, but I don't agree with the last sentence, as I do think your country has forgotten all about the individuals....


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