From: An Average American

First and foremost, thank you. Whether you realize it or not right now, the vast majority of the American people support you and your mission.

Sure, there have been criticisms of choices made and tactics deployed by your command echelon, but you have carried out the mission given with distinction and honor. Your fallen brethren have not died in vain because their last full measure of devotion was made for the eternal cause of freedom; a freedom for us that erupted from the bosoms of our founders over 200 years ago, but has been in the hearts and minds of ordinary people all over the world since time began. It may seem sometimes that the only real mission is to protect the backside of the person next to you, but you are doing so much more.

The best people yearn for freedom not just for themselves, but for all around them. You are truly the best of the best. Our enemies yearn to control and dominate by quashing the universal desire of every human being to be free. They use the most heinous and inhumane tactics that would shock even the worst barbarian. Their unwitting allies in our country, in their blind hatred for our President, have lost sight of the universal values that give them the right to question the very authority they hate. The saddest commentary on their dissent is that it is they who will be the first on the chopping block should we lose this epic battle between good and evil. In their zeal for political superiority they have lost sight of the fact that the liberal causes they have fought for will be the first to be rescinded under the regimes envisioned by our enemies. However, freedom is still available to even the dimmest of us all. These misguided souls believe that withdrawal will bring evil to a halt, but in their stupor to acquire power over our hearts and minds they have underestimated the perils of unchecked evil and have failed to acknowledge the power of unbridled good. Freedom has been this country’s number one export and will continue to be despite what these misguided souls espouse.

As we remember your fallen brethren and the great people who preceded them in other fights for freedom please think of that new baby just born somewhere in the world, think of their children, think of their grandchildren and know that the cause to which you have devoted your life, fortune, and sacred honor to is just, righteous, and historic.

Always remember on this Memorial Day that the Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard are the prow of the ship, the tip of the sword, the leading edge, the boots on the ground, and the guiding beacon of freedom. You are the hope that freedom rides upon and we are eternally grateful to you for your commitment to the human dignity that can only be guaranteed by quashing the very evil that you face today.

Sincerely,

An Average American