Fritz Pfister

Veterans Day 2007. This is a tribute to our veterans, and to those who serve today.

The Greatest Generation of the 20th century saved democracy from the evils of Nazi fascism, and the Imperial conquest of Japan. This generation born in the teens and 1920’s grew up during the great depression. They knew first hand real hardship. When called to duty they did so without hesitation. Hundreds of thousands made the ultimate sacrifice, while millions returned home victorious. Most never spoke of the war. They did their duty fulfilling their role in preserving democracy, freedom and their nation.

The Korean veterans fought against great odds, and an Army many times its size. They secured the freedom of South Korea and established a barrier to the advancement of communism. The Korean veteran added to the rich history of the United States of America as the country that has fought and died to free more people in the world than any other country in the history of mankind.

Next the Viet Nam war. Once again our brave young men and women answered the call to duty. This was a new era that brought a war home to the living rooms of America through television. As all wars are hell, this divided the nation and great opposition to the war resulted. Still the brave served with valor until funding to continue the war was cut off by the liberal party in control of congress. These veterans did not return to parades in celebration of victory. Still these veterans returned home content in the fact they had served their country and performed their duty. Victory would have been theirs had they been permitted to do so. Like the greatest generation most did not and do not speak of their war time experiences.

However a few spoke out, only to be discovered to be fabricating stories of atrocities as they falsely accused their fellow servicemen. This was done to garner support to oppose the war, and for personal gain. One such person who put personal gain, and power ahead of duty and country would be nominated for the presidency of the greatest country on earth. His election was lost in part due to brave veterans coming forward to tell the truth and expose the lies.

Today we have a generation of new heroes serving America. They were not born into hardship as those in the Great Depression, or grow up during the social upheaval of the 1960’s. This generation was born into a society of prosperity, and without a draft requiring their service. Those serving today are true volunteers, and patriots that recognize the threat to our very existence posed to our great nation by radical Islam. This generation witnessed an attack on our homeland taking the lives of thousands of innocent civilians. This was and is a new type of enemy, one without uniform, humane consciousness, sworn to the death to see to the destruction of our country, until the world is ruled by Islam.

Similar to the Viet Nam war these heroes serve within a 24 hour news cycle, with cameras on the ground, playing into the hands of the opposition to the war at home. The opposition to the war is supported again by the liberal American party with the complicity of a liberal main stream media. Members of this party once again falsely accuse American heroes of atrocities through their congressmen, have their actions compared to Nazi’s and communists by one of their senators, have sponsored 56 resolutions against their mission, the liberal party openly talks of immediate withdrawal supporting defeat, of appeasement through diplomacy with madmen, have their president of the United States Senate declare the war lost, have their Speaker of the House of Representatives say there is no light at the end of the tunnel to the war, hoping for the failure of the mission, falsely accuse their commander in chief of lying, say their commander on the ground betrayed us, desire to provide enemy combatants with rights of American citizens while accusing these heroes and their president of torture against an enemy that takes no prisoners, who mutilates and decapitates captured Americans.

Why does the liberal American party oppose the mission? Solely to regain power. Their goal is to capture all three branches of government in the next election. Power above all; mission, country, or security. On Veterans Day you will see these liberal politicians at ceremonies under the pretense of supporting the troops, when their ulterior motive is the defeat of the troops in the field. One of their congressmen is on record stating, if things go well (in Iraq), that would be bad for our party. Party over country?

Yes this is the greatest generation of the new century, to have the vision to see the danger posed to their beloved country, way of life, freedom, and still continue to serve because they know there is light at the end of the tunnel. They provide the light, while the enemy on the ground, and the opposition at home provides the darkness. Yet they rise above the din to the higher calling, and continue to sacrifice and serve.

As the liberal party calls for the defunding of the war, they know this is not Viet Nam. It won’t be visions of overloaded helicopters rising above an embassy for America to turn its back on their allies in retreat, with the enemy rolling in, to imprison and annihilate millions, content to stay within their borders no longer posing a threat.

Those who serve today know they must provide the light at the end of the tunnel, for if the liberals succeed in defunding this war, this is an enemy that will not be content to remain within their borders, they have no borders. This time America would not only be deserting their allies again to certain death and annihilation, but would also leave an enemy sworn to our destruction, in control of an oil rich, war funding country from which to plan and launch attacks, with a radical Islamic madman as a neighbor already in the process of developing nuclear weapons. Yes the stakes are catastrophically higher today, and that is why these volunteers continue to serve, against an enemy on the ground, and against the liberal opposition that chooses to ignore the danger for the sake of power. That is why this is the greatest generation of this century. They are heroes in every sense of the word.

To those that serve today, under circumstances as no other generation in history, may God grant you victory and safe passage home. May the enemy and all those that oppose your success, suffer the defeat they so rightly deserve.

Today I say thank you and God bless you to all veterans, and especially to the Greatest Generation of this and the past century. Gods speed.

By Veterans Day of 2008 the future, and security of our country will have been charted. I speak of the American liberal party which is today’s Democrat party. The party of my parents has been hijacked by the radical left and no longer stands for the values of Roosevelt, Truman, or Kennedy. Politics used to stop at the waters edge. Reid, Durbin, Pelosi, Murtha, and their com padres place their personal gain, and the desire for power above the best interests of the United States of America. Ask Senator Lieberman. They are a disgrace to our heritage.

This tribute is made in the memory of Tom Healy, and Jerry Cooper class of 1967 Kenton Sr. High School, Kenton Ohio. Viet Nam veterans both.