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With conflict ripe throughout the world, there are so many opportunities for fighting and war. Knowing who is "right" and who is "wrong" seems impossible; the conflicts are never black and white. One guarantee seems to be that innocent people die everyday; people that get caught in the crossfire, people that were at the wrong place at the wrong time. For those people, my heart aches. For the people that are displaced from their homelands by conflict and bloodshed, as well as the people who have no means to flee: my thoughts are with you today. And for those brave enough to protect these people, I wish you continued strength. And for those that have fallen while protecting the innocent, may they rest in peace.
I am a patriot: I am proud to be living in America. But it is a complicated pride: our country has compromised it's conscience so many times. I pray that our leadership walks the middle path and does everything he can to prevent further crimes towards humanity and the human spirit.
For all those serving in our Armed Forces right now, thank you for believing in what America is made of and what we can be to the world. And remember to tread lightly and think of these words:
"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without". ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
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