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We have a lot of freedom to start cat fights, choose gyms, change coaches, pick competitions, drive wherever we like, choose hotels, flights, go to other teams and generally mix it up on the fierce board by saying WHATEVER we like with our only fear being banned for a bit where we can walk to Walmart and continue to say whatever we like.
We're one of the elite few on this planet that have the set of freedoms that we have and that's entirely due to generations of American soldiers who have chosen to give their own lives so we can live as we do.
Today please remember in your barbecues and beach trips the men and women who aren't attending and their families who have an empty chair at the table. Families like Nic O'Briens who are spending their memorial day with Nic at Arlington National Cemetary where he was laid to rest just under a year ago. Just a few days after his 21st birthday, this marine gave his life in Afghanistan and returned home to a heroes welcome he couldn't enjoy (literally thousands of us lined the streets from the Charlotte airport to the church for his memorial service before he was flown back to Arlington) and although his services were on Westboro Baptist Churches website to protest, even they stayed away from the amazing crowd along 17 miles of roadway.
Thank you Nic for your sacrifice and to the O'Brien family that continues to sacrifice everyday.
Happy Memorial Day.
We're one of the elite few on this planet that have the set of freedoms that we have and that's entirely due to generations of American soldiers who have chosen to give their own lives so we can live as we do.
Today please remember in your barbecues and beach trips the men and women who aren't attending and their families who have an empty chair at the table. Families like Nic O'Briens who are spending their memorial day with Nic at Arlington National Cemetary where he was laid to rest just under a year ago. Just a few days after his 21st birthday, this marine gave his life in Afghanistan and returned home to a heroes welcome he couldn't enjoy (literally thousands of us lined the streets from the Charlotte airport to the church for his memorial service before he was flown back to Arlington) and although his services were on Westboro Baptist Churches website to protest, even they stayed away from the amazing crowd along 17 miles of roadway.
Thank you Nic for your sacrifice and to the O'Brien family that continues to sacrifice everyday.
Happy Memorial Day.