“I am proud of my country because…”
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I’m proud of my country, because no other country in the history of the world, has provided so much, for so many, in such short time. No matter our shortcomings, we are the pinnacle of the good that should exist throughout the universe.
She was busy taking the kids to piano lessons. Then out loan shopping. Then to Church of God Damn America.
We are not afraid to speak out against evil. We may get slammed (understatement), but Americans have the freedom to say it. Thank you to all who have served to give me that.
I’m proud of the USA because we are the most generous people on earth, and I’m proud of our all-volunteer military making, in some cases, the ultimate sacrifice for me.
I am proud of my country for so many reasons…but posting on this blog reminds me of one in particular:
We are free to discuss our political beliefs (regardless of persuasion) in any venue we choose…and that we have spent ourselves into trillions of dollars into debt in attempts to bring this same freedom to millions of others throughout the world.
In the early 1980’s, there were only 45 democracies in the entire world. Today there are more than 120.
God Bless America!
I am proud of my country being the beacon in the dark to stand against tyranny abroad and for the multitude of men and women in our armed forces that carry that light into the world for us. God bless them all!
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
I am proud of the citizens of this country who defend HER honor!
I am proud of the military for all they do to keep us out of harm’s way.
I am NOT proud of the government, liberal mentality, and the infestation of illegals.
I am NOT proud of the new Republican party.
I am NOT proud of Congress for doing its duty - taken under oath.
I am proud of America because if you want to be a senator you can, or if you want to be a drunk you can, or if you are Ted Kennedy, you can do both!
Madchef…you left one thing out.
If you want to drown you mistress and get away with it. You can do it all!
You’re right, I missed that one.
I’m proud of my country because at its core, it is the haven of those who seek Freedom. As someone (Reagan?) said - when you knock down the wall, which direction do people run? Toward Freedom.
I am proud of my country because opportunities are limitless for those who dream, work, and don’t whine.
Happy 232nd birthday, America!!
I’m proud of my country because when we are bitter, we are guaranteed under the Constitution the right to cling to our guns and religion.
…I’m grateful to be able to say that the United States of America is my country.
That is to say…daddy was an immigrant…a war refugee, if you will (the relatively newly-minted “Czechoslovakia” had some - ahem - uninvited guests in the late 30’s…), and came here to start a new life.
In spite of growing up in the era of “you look white, so you’re to blame for everything,” I’ve learned to love the power and majesty that all these 60 (minus 10…heh!) offer all mankind.
The beer may not be as good as in Prague (or Bavaria…), but I’m toasting an Amerian one right now to each and every one of you…
…a happy Independence Day, everyone!!!
All the amazing medical advances that come from this country alleviate suffering throughout the entire world.
I’m proud of one of the most generous peoples on the planet. I am proud of the selfless acts of heroism our troops display. I am proud I live in a place where I can live in relative peace and prosperity.
I am proud I live in a place where I can make as much of a difference as I want, and not be persecuted because of my religion (or lack thereof), my age or sex, my income, or my color. I’m proud to be free, and proud to show others what that means.
On July 3rd, 2008 at 2:25 pm, TypicalWhite said:
Agreed. If we judge a country’s greatness and opportunity by the number of people clamoring to get into it, the U.S. wins, hands down, over any other on the face of the earth.
Hopefully, America is 232 years young.
I am proud to live in a country that had founders with the stones to write this:
There have always been tyrants, and wormtongues, and hypocrites, and all the others who would destroy the foundation laid out above from within. And God willing there will always be stronger men (and women) willing to stand up for the inalienable rights given to us by our Creator, and rip down and destroy those who would rather enslave us all with their tyranny and lust for power.
God Bless America.
I am proud of my country, because She is the shining beacon of hope for so many around the world. I am proud of our generosity, our ingenuity, our kindness, our strength, and our innate goodness. I am proud of our liberation of people around the world from tyranny — beginning with ourselves 232 years ago. America may have its flaws, but there is no other place, no other country in which I would live. God bless America!!
I’m proud of my country because it’s one of the few places in the world where you can be optimistic without being ironic. (becoming less so, but still)
I’m proud of my country because it’s a place where someone like Frank Capra, one of our greatest filmmakers, could come in as an immigrant, learn the language, pay for his own schooling (chemical engineering degree at CalTech), and make his way to the top in the field of his choosing. And by the way, everyone should read his book The Name Above the Title, it’s an inspiring yet realistic look at the American Dream.
I’m proud of my country because so many men (my grandfather included) and women have fought and died, asking for no glory, to make sure that I could live my life in freedom.
I am proud of this country because of the millions arround the world who did not starve to death last year because of our food aid. Also because of the millions who survived thanks to our medical aid.
I am proud of my country because in a little over 2 centuries, we have gone from a collection of 13 colonies, at odds with each other, to a country, based in freedom, that ordinary people around the world, want. We have gone from a friendless nation to a superpower. I am also very proud of our volunteer military, that serves around the world, protecting those freedoms; a military that once was the laughingstock of European nations to one that the world respects. We have a lot of problems today, both from our society and from our government, but that doesn’t stop me from having my flag wave out front. Today, my wife and I took a cruise around Norfolk Naval Base. The carriers down to the destroyers were awe-inspiring. It could only make one proud to be in this country.
I am proud of America because we care about our fellow man while being as supportive of free enterprise as any nation in the world. And we’re free!
Despite the differences we have, and as much as we criticize our government, it is the most perfect land in the world, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else! Happy birthday USA.
All of my grandparents came to this country from Poland in the early 1900’s. They came with no money and not speaking English. Yet, they were able to make lives for their families. My dad was the first in his family to be born here, my mom the second. By dint of hard work, we’ve all had good lives.
Only in America. God bless her.
I am most proud of our freedoms. Americans are spoiled rotten brats. After spending time in a third world country - I have a new appreciation for those freedoms and why our fighting forces are needed to protect them. Freedoms like the freedom of speech which insures our liberal troll idiots will NOT post on this thread and talk about how proud they are of “our” country.
GOD Bless the USA. and Happy Birthday.
GOD Bless our troops!
Military strength. Economic power. Freedom.
The numerous reasons to be proud of the United States is far too long to state here, which alone is a reason to be proud. I can only say I am blessed to be born in this great country, founded with the ideal and dedication to freedom and liberty for all. And thank you for giving my wife, born of humble origin in a poor, faraway land the opportunity to share in our blessings here.
Happy Birthday America!
The Founders of this great country stood up to the - then - greatest power on earth and said words like;
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
They rid us of the “aristocracy” with the words which became the motto of the Revolution:
We will have not king but KING Jesus!
I am humbled that the Lord allowed me to be born here and to learn the truth of the Founding despite the indoctrination at the public schools.
GOD BLESS the UNITED STATES of America.
…I’m free.
I have the right to speak/think freely, receive an education and go to work. I can vote for my representatives and petition the same when I am dissatisfied with their actions.
As a woman, I can leave my house unescorted, with my head uncovered and my face exposed. I can drive and do the other basic things denied women in other parts of the world.
Above all, I am proud of America because of the religious freedom it affords me.
There is so much to be proud of and thankful for that I could write a novel. America is not perfect, but I am blessed beyond belief to live here.
Rush Limbaugh pointed out something a few weeks ago. Barack Obama was talking about America and Obama actually said: “America, despite all its faults….” As Rush noted, Obama could not give America unqualified love. Obama had to preface it with a 1960s style denunciation of America. Nobody in the media would ever say to Obama: “When you said “America, despite all its fault…” precisely what faults of America are you referring to. Obviously, Obama shares Reverend Wright’s views of America. Obama would not have stayed in that left wing antiAmerican church if Obama was truly repulsed by the steady diet of antiAmerica propaganda that emanated from the pulpit. Reverend Wright was probably correct when he told Moyers that Obama basically agreed with his(Wright’s) theology but Obama was after all a politician. I wonder how many stories on the network news and in Newsweek will be devoted to Obama’s wondrous 4th of July holiday in which the selfless messianic Barack dotes on his children and upon all of America’s children. After all, according to Newsweek, Obama is basically the savior of us all. We are sinner but Barack and Michelle can save us from our sins of racism and materialism.
Ever since I was a child, I have thanked God to have been born in this country. I’m proud of my country because I can worship God freely, speak my mind without fear of torture or imprisonment, travel throughout this beautiful land, buy, sell, and barter, and breathe that sweet fresh air of LIBERTY! Thanks to our forefathers for their humility to God, and the vision He gave them that inspired them to offer up their very lives for the sake of those who could come after. Thanks to our military who have served this country faithfully in years past and years to come. May God continue to bless the USA!
I am proud of my country because of the freedoms and liberties it affords to all citizens. The free person is the natural state of the human condition, and should be revered and protected at all costs. Freedom, there is no substitute.
You have rights and responsibilities, they interchange, if you give up your responsibilities, you surrender your rights. Don’t make the mistake of forsaking your civic responsibilities while at the same time surrendering your rights. It’s a bad trade.
I consider service in the US Military, defending freedom, the highest form of patriotism. I consider service in the America-corp as slavery. You should be the best you can be, and teach others to follow your example.
I wouldn’t know where to start. Out of all the countries in the world, everyone who could, would move here. Why? We have more freedom and our founding Father’s had the fore-site to see to it. This freedom has not come without many who want to keep us free, willing to defend the freedom. Thank all who have served to make me proud yesterday, today, and I will tomorrow. Our Flag flies to honor our military and our America every day.
To all here, have a wonderful, happy, safe, and blessed tomorrow.
L
couldwould come after…I am proud of my country because:
If I didn’t live here, I’d move here.
I’m proud that I can worship God through his son Jesus Christ, with my wife in peace (for the moment) with no one kicking down my door (yet) telling me that I’ve broken someone’s law by doing so.
Dear God, please continue to bless America on this, it’s day of Independence. In the name of Jesus I pray.
Amen
Yep.
“Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.”
– Jack Paar
I’m proud of a country that stands tall above all others in its opportunity and value of liberty. I am proud of a country that affords all an opportunity to be whatever they wish to be. A country that corrects it’s mistakes and shortcomings through peaceful and deliberate considerations. A country that allows dissent but also allows a refutation of that dissent by others through peaceful and lawful means. A country that , hopefully, will always value it’s spiritual birth source and it’s value of the Majority rule. Finally, allowing many of us to serve proudly under it’s banner, the United States flag. Blessed Independence Day!
Marc,
That is exaclty how a Fourth of July dedication started off last year in the local liberal rag, Atlanta Constitution Journal, which then degenerated into a BDS rant. I had long ago quit buying it but still glanced through it when I saw it lying around somewhere. Now I won’t even do that.
And newspapers are worried about declining circulation and revenues? Hint to editors: Don’t use a Fourth of July Editorial to bash America.
Their freedom to rant is one of many things that makes America great. And in the end will be their demise.
Hangfire said:
I wanted to quote you, because that’s one of the things I was planning on saying myself!
I’m proud of my country because;
- no matter how loudly groups in other countries proclaim their disdain of the USA, their citizens recognize the truth and flock here, to the land of opportunity.
- But mostly I’m proud of my country because of what it can be; a powerful force for freedom around the world, a benevolent hand reached out when disaster strikes ANYWHERE, a model for developing nations, and a leader in the effort to advance all of mankind. We are a nation of doers. Sometimes, we do the wrong thing, and we’re the first to call ourselves on it. . . .but we always keep trying to do better. Many other nations are content to sit on the sidelines of history, while we are at history’s nexus.
I am proud of my country because Freedom still lives here. A man can still choose how he will live, and then deal with the rewards and consequences of his choice. Isn’t that what freedom is? The ability to choose for yourself? Because if others are choosing for you then you are a slave.
There are those who want to limit our ability to choose about many things; education, healthcare, retirement, type of car, what words you can use, to name a few. But they have not and will not succeed.
When the sainted Mother Earth belches or f*rts and throws her resource-depleting children into life-threatening disasters, I am proud that citizens of the United States are proved to be the most generous country every time whether it’s raising money, organizing supplies, donating time or praying like the saints and sinners they are. I’m sure if you add it up the combined working class, money poor of the USA give more than the rich of other nations.
I always have been, and always will be proud of my Country. We are the Country people have died to get to. When other countries faltered and were threatened, my country came to their aid with no questions. My country isn’t a “mean country”, my country is the most compassionate and giving country in the world. My country isn’t racist, while there are individuals who are, we as a whole are not. My country is the most tolerant, where other than the USA, can you demand to be spoken or read literature in your native language, where but in the USA, could you put a cross in a jar of urine or defecate on our country’s flag and not be arrested, but termed “Freedom of Speech” or art?
I love my country, I fought for it, bled for it, cried for it, and would die for it. No questions about it.
Like MtsEdge #30, as a kid I used to wonder what made me so lucky to be born in this great country where -my parents told me- I could grow up to be anything I wanted. I grew up 1 mile south of the Canadian border and I always wondered “how did I win the lottery to be born on the south side of the border and not the north” and did the canadian kids know they weren’t as lucky as us? (okay, forgive me that, I was a kid)
I was home a few weeks ago, and my brother told me the story of the Canadian farmer that we all knew, he and his wife and 10 kids belonged to our Catholic parish which was a Canadian /US parish, the church is in the US but the cemetery straddles the border with an entrance from either country. Anyway, this Canadian farmer periodically gets angry with his government and puts up the American flag on his flag pole in his farmyard 5 miles up into Canada.
My brother said, “Lately he’s been flying the American flag a lot.”
I’m proud of my country because no where else on Earth do people aspire to the great efforts of fair & decent lives for anyone, open opportunities to test & use one’s own abilities, skills & audacity. Of cultivating dreams, while still finding plenty of energy to advance the thresholds of science & humanities. A bad day in America is a million times better than the best day anywhere else.
I’m proud of America because, as much as we are being battered from every angle because of everything we try to do right, I still see that we have real Americans (not hyphenated ones) still being Americans.
Like those brave and hearty souls in Iowa whose only motto is “Yeah, it’s rough, but we help each other and we’ll get through this thing together.”
Or the fireman in Alabama whom I just read about today. He retired in his 30’s and moved in with friends in 1997, and used his retirement fund to start a charity to take kids to the doctor who had no other way to get there. Since then his organization as helped over 15,000 kids.
This guy should get the Medal of Freedom or whatever the highest civilian medal is.
And the hundreds and thousands of other stories like this of brave and true Americans that take away the angst that we suffer from being overloaded with bad news.
God love us all.
I am proud of America because Michell O is not. But I intend to try to help her kids.
I’m proud of my country for the freedoms it permits its citizens, among them the freedom to succeed. In no other country could I have started out where I did and yet, through hard work and dedication, pull myself up several rungs on the economic ladder.
I didn’t have to be born into wealth to succeed here.
I didn’t have to “know somebody” to succeed here.
I didn’t have to lie, cheat, or steal.
I didn’t have to beg the government and hope some petty bureaucrat/mindless drone would give me a permit.
All I had to do was set a goal and work toward it.
That may not seem like much to many other Americans, but that’s because it’s something that’s so ingrained in the American idea that it’s practically taken for granted. It shouldn’t be though, because there a billions of people around the world even today that are denied the ability to succeed on their own.
Where would we begin, many things that we so enjoy here in America, we simply take them for granted.
Liberty, Freedom, an avenue to education/self betterment/ability to support a family, our citizen’s charity and generosity, ability to worship our God how we see fit, ability to drive all across our nation without fear of reprisals and check points, and the sheer prosperity that our nation has enjoyed.
America is a great nation and I am proud to call her MY home. I am an United States of America patriot, not a World citizen. God Bless the USA!!
I’m proud because I can Worship God freely and openly.
I’m proud because if I dislike something about this country, or the Government, I can voice it openly and freely (too many people ONLY exercise that feedom).
I’m proud because I can go where I want, when I want, for whatever reason I want.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA, GOD BLESS YOU!!!
I am proud of our country, because it even allows one to be a hermit, if he so chooses. The reasons why I love America are too numerous to list here, which is another reason why I am so proud of our great country.
…we’re about to elect Barack Hussein Obama as our next president.
I’m proud of what we have been able to put together as a strong, diverse, and dynamic force in such a short time as a union. I’m extremely proud of what we have overcome.
I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else in the world.
I am proud of my country, the United States of America, because it was founded on Christian beliefs.
I am proud of my country because it provides freedoms, rights and opportunities that many others countries have never experienced.
I am proud of my country because my father and other family members served in the military to protect all of the above.
I am proud of my country because there are millions who still belive these things matter and have not given up our country to liberals who declare us to be the villains in this world and who push for the rights of everyone except normal hard working Americans that obey the laws and keep this country alive.
God bless the United States of America
Because the free world is free because of America.
America put an end to slavery.
America put 12 men on the moon.
America inspired and made possible the International Space Station.
America ended the Cold War without ending the human race.
America built the modern world.
One of my favorite quotes about America:
“First commit yourself to clearly understanding the American model, its origins, its history, its Constitution, its standards of freedom. Then, defend it as the unrivaled, incomparable master achievement of political man in the entire history of the world. Rather than consider lowering ourselves to the admission price of the ‘world club’, let’s help the world elevate its standards and aspire to our model of freedom”.
Thank you Charlton Heston.
I’m proud of my country, the United States Of America for giving me and every other citizen of this country the ability to prosper and succeed as much as can be inspired and desired. That’s freedom and liberty.
I am proud of my country because,
uhh,
have you seen the rest of the world?
…because we help those in need, even if they hate us.
Quite right, and that is the reason I no longer really care much about traveling beyond the boundaries of the USA any more.
I am proud of my shipmates, living and dead, who helped make this country what it is.
because we are still FREE!!
I’m proud of America because she embraces people like my dad, who left Greece at 14 years old with a third grade education, and shows them that with hard work, independence and determination, there are no limits to your success. In no other country is that possible.
CPO
Thank you for that! Every Memorial Day I am honored to be the Master of Ceremonies at a small ceremony we do… and ” The Ship’s Bell ” is done every year… we then ask family members to ring the bell in memory of loved ones who served…. thank you again! Semper Fi!
Because we have football and we call soccer soccer.
Interstate highways and the freedom to travel them.
I am proud of my country because I am free to choose my own path in life and create my own circumstances. No matter what comes my way, I am free to choose how to respond. (Except in matters of self defense in any large city.)
I am also proud because Soap is right! This appears to be a troll-free thread….
America waterboards terrorists to obtain information to prevent others from becoming victims of terrorism.
SHoward, you had to jinx it. (see stupid troll #65)
LOL Ordinary Coloradan, I was thinking the same thing.
Why am I proud?
Because I can keep and bear arms, am free to practice my religion and live my faith, and my nation allowed me to serve in the military and is well represented by its military who all volunteer to serve.
I’m proud of my country because we feed the world. We doctor the world. We rescue the world when disasters hit.
In short, we care about others.
MNUSMC, this is the original ceremony. I assume you use the same one?
Aye Aye, sir that is the one… we also use the table setting for our POW/MIA ceremony.
I am proud of the United States of America because we have citizens who would risk all to pen and pass a Declaration of Independence from the world’s super power. And we have citizens who, to this day, give their all to defend us. May God continue to Bless America!
I am proud of my country because no one else had the guts to tell Saddam “Beelzebub” Hussein to step down from power or be removed from power in 48 hours.
The Irish spirit still lives!!!
There were many of Irish decent involved in this nation’s fight for freedom:
That fighting spirit lives on–I couldn’t resist sharing this:
http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2008/07/pactio-olisipiensis-censenda-est.html#readfurther
I’m proud of my country because:
It’s ‘effing great.
The freedom to speak my mind.
The wonder of such disparate opinions.
The joy of nature all around.
The ability to ride from one state to another without needing a passport.
Thank G_d for America! Thank a soldier/sailor/airman/marine for your rights.
Remember our troops in harm’s way while you’re enjoying that ‘burger or ‘brat.
Although I could produce an endless list of reasons I’m proud of America, I’m fine with just being proud of her!
But I will say it is great to live in a nation that makes me thankful for all the gifts she bestows, due to God’s providence and the sacrifices of so many of her citizens both past and present.
#71 In the VFW we go to, one table is set aside for the POW/MIA all the time. We are all praying for them and their families.
L
Only as long as your state doesn’t sanction same-sex pseudo-marriage.
The grunts at the pointy end of the spear.
I am proud because never once in my life growing up was I limited in my opportunities. I was always taught that I could do whatever I wanted so long as I worked for it, and I did, even though my home life wasn’t that great.
I’m proud that even though the MSM wants us to think we are hated around the world, there are people who dream of coming here (which is a mixed bag, of course).
I’m proud that there are sites like this - whether “left” or “right” - where you can post your opinion freely.
I’m proud to be part of all the people who sent care packages to our troops last week.
Very good.
My pride in country does waffle and wane and for that I am sorry. She is under attack from enemies Foreign AND Domestic. She was worth fighting for at Concord and Lexington and She is worth fighting for now.
I’ll be flying the Flag from today to Sunday night. For this is MY home.
And for that silly question Liberals just love to ask “are you questioning my patriotism” the answer is No, I am denying they have any. Loyalty to some International standard or Touchy Feely does not count.
I am proud of my country because we are allowed to discuss and debate without fear of persecution. We ALL are free to ask questions about whoever we like, free to worship whenever we like and protest about whatever we like. I truly would not want to live anywhere else.
Thank you Lord for all of my blessings.
Obama says, “American, for all its faults…” Makes me want to laugh. We may have a few faults, but we are a free and noble nation and correct our faults quickly. Its been only fifty years since good folks like Obama had their own washrooms and water fountains. Its all behind us, because we are a free and noble nation.
Our founding fathers were wise enough to allow us a free press and the right to bear arms. They did not restrict these rights because they feared the loyalists. They knew no one would come up with a better idea.
I have travelled in Europe, Asia and South America and have seen what passes for quality of life there. I have also travelled in every one of the lower 48 and even on a bad day, its better here. Way better.
I am proud of the American Experiment, which will transcend identity politics, greed, godlessness, lawlessness and Islamofascism. We are too good a people, and too strong a nation to let one President, or one Supreme Court Justice bring us down. I am proud of my country and do not fear the future.
BSR
Y’all are inspiring.
Christian Soldier, what a fantastic 10 minutes and 36 seconds I spent watching that debate. As my Grandfather said in 1922 in Dublin with so many others ” Nar laga Dia do lamh…. Tiocfaidh ar la”
Now, my challenge to conservatives is… will you stand as tall and be so strong?
This is our United States… not the illegals , or socialists or Marxists or world order nuts… I am proud of this country.
One word: Capitalism!
Hmmmmmm? Proud of my country? The fact that it’s been mostly free for the last couple of hundred years is pretty nice.
I think the IRS sucks and regulations are a pain in the butt, but I tend to focus on the enjoyment factor. I like the outdoors and spending time with my family and friends. Politics is way too big a part of our lives. I wish the politicians would just shut up and move back home. We don’t need a bunch of full-time law makers who make our lives more difficult while lining their pockets with millions of dollars. It just isn’t right.
I guess what makes me proud are the ideals of the founders. They saw a nation of free individuals unfettered by fatted-swine bureaucrats. They saw a self-actualized model of self-sufficiency, not the hand-out, entitlement-minded slobs we have today. Pride is over-used. Whether gay pride or proud parents of an honor student, I think contentment and restlessness are better descriptions. Pride by itself is a sin… I think we should aspire to be better, kinder people. The country will be better as a result.
I am proud of this country because it allowed both my paternal and maternal great-grandparents to migrate here and they prospered. I thank God they had it in them to see the potential of this great nation and how it allowed them to be the best they could be.
I am also proud that we can have so many differences and still be “…One nation, under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.”
corona said:
That doesn’t prevent you from worshipping God freely and openly.
I’m proud of this country because I just met with two hotties and they didnt have to wear burkas and were treated with my total respect and love they deserve.
although I did call them thelma and louise for being on a road adventure to the Grand Canyon. 
Most of my ancestors struggled to come here, beginning with the first in 1633 to the Plymouth colony. Some of them found native Americans to mate with and at least one Sub Saharan African put genes in my pool. It is a country that hung my 10th great grandmother for being a witch in Salem, more than 300 years ago. It is a country where some of my ancestors died in fighting with Benedict Arnold in Canada. My immediate family, having spent a year with Dad who was trying to help the Brits build aircraft engines, left Southampton on 1 Sep 1939, the same day Hitler and Stalin started WWII. Five days later, that Statue at the mouth of New York harbor never looked better. It is a country where I and my brother and the husbands of my sisters were all able to join the armed services and fight in Europe and Korea to help protect those citizens from tyrannts. It is the nation where my five children and their partners, my 23 grand and a growing number of great grandchildren can grow up with the realistic hope that this country, under God, will be a home where they can develop their talents and serve their neighbors. God Bless America!
Watch out, AJ - those kind of women can drive you over the edge!
too late.
I am proud to be an American. When I look around I see many amazing things invented in America. The computer program I’m using to type this invented here in America. If one goes to the doctor many of the gadgets they use from blood sugar meters to MRI machines were invented here in America. How many of the miracle drugs that are on the market and saving lives were invented here in America? The language of business in English. The language of science is English. I could go on but my point is that almost all of the inventions that make our modern world what it is were invented in America.
I am proud of my father who after fighting in Korea came home and worked for 22 years for our government making the USA a better place for me. I am proud that he died in the service of this great nation.
Tomorrow at the D-Backs game when they have the tribute to the troops we will stand tall and proud and give a (another) standing ovation to the troops. We will make it known to the troops that we are proud of them and thank them for allowing us to attend a silly game in safety because of their sacrifice. And tomorrow when they play the National Anthem I will try not to tear up (again).
And for the other people who have posted on this thread thank you for lifting my spirit today.
There are many that post here will know what I mean.My time in the military has sent me all over this world.Some decent places and some cesspools.There is no better feeling and relief when your plane touches down anywhere in the USA.There is no place like it and it’s people.Even the trolls that visit get to state their cause on this site.
I could not agree more, also when deployed just seeing the Flag flying on base always brought me comfort.
I am proud of my country on the few occasions that we show backbone and strength and kill an enemy. It is rare, but once in a while we kill a terrorist somewhere and I feel proud.
We were once the nation that fired the shot heard around the world. Now, we are the nation that opens the door and lets IN the world.
There are too many reasons to put on a list but I will name a few.
I am proud of this great nation because:
The framers of this great nation wrote two of the greatest documents ever penned, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
If you work hard, you can be whatever you want to be.
Our military is made up of great young people who fight for our freedom even though some want to demonize them for it.
As I said, just a few reasons. I have to add, the posters here and at Hot Air are great and make my coworkers think I’m crazy for laughing out loud for no reason.
Happy Independence Day to all of you patriots!
well you’re in for a treat if they pull off a game like today, down 5-0 in the bottom of the ninth and scored 6 runs to win it in dramatic fashion! wow!