Vote Reagan for President - A Tribute to the Greatest Generation

Day 2,874, 23:23 Published in USA USA by Ronald Gipper Reagan

I want to remind all patriotic Americans who love their country to vote Ronald Gipper Reagan for President of the United States on Monday, October 5th, unless you prefer living in a world like 'The Man in the High Castle', in which case you should totally keep voting for other people. However, my name is Ronald flipping Reagan. How could you not vote for me? 🙂

On a more serious note....
I wanted to pay tribute to the greatest generation. There are many great heroes from this generation in other countries who we owe a great debt to as well, but I will focus primarily on American veterans for the sake for keeping this article from getting overly long. I want to start off by showing you all this very sad chart, and I encourage you all to think more about this; because I am sure very few do.

It is a very somber truth that the greatest generation is slipping away. It is startling when you see how far the numbers have declined in just a handful of years. There was a time in the world where there were a lot of courageous men willing to fight for a cause that meant something. At a time when the fate of the free world was at stake, these brave men rose to the occasion. Now we wander aimlessly and squander that very world and society that the greatest generation fought to protect. I look at what has become of people since then, and what has become of my country, and it saddens me greatly.

The debt we all owe those who courageously fought in the Second World War can never be understated. Yet, as time goes on the bright shining light of the best of our country fades more and more, until there will be none left to tell their stories, none left to remind us of what we once stood for as a nation, and it is a terrible loss for us as a people. There was a time where being an American meant something, and when this nation was a beacon of hope and liberty for all the world to see.

Something must have happened along the way. Where are the Patton's? the Eisenhower's? the Bradley's? the Nimitz's? and the many men who followed leaders of that great caliber and fought for a noble and righteous cause with the most extraordinary of honor and bravery? Where are these great men who risked their lives in far-flung Pacific islands? in the deserts of North Africa? in the forests of Europe?

The creator of the term "the greatest generation" may not be the most truthful newsman, but this title could not be more accurate. I used to wonder why? what makes them so special? I wonder no longer. This is the generation that represented our values as Americans, that defended and stood for what that meant, and who saved the world from Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.

Without going in to a whole history lesson(and believe me.... I'm tempted), I just want all my readers to think about this more. Look at what has become of our country and our society, not just in America but in a Europe that has also lost its way, and look to the example of the past. If you can, talk to these heroes while they are still here to tell their stories. Learn from their courageous history, and use it to build a better future than the one we are facing now. I feel strongly that sometimes you need to look back if you truly want to move forward. After all, those who don not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.