I'm psyched! This is the first time I've been able to join a gathering like this and publicly express my love and support for our troops and their mission. It is a privilege and blessing to be able to do this, and I hope that it's a peaceful yet powerful proof to our men and women in uniform that we love them and believe in them.
I've got my camera and my video camera, and I have my cell phone, so I'm planning on giving y'all LOTS of pictures. If I do moblog, though, I'll probably just post a picture and edit it later to add comments or such.
For more details about GoE's goals and purpose, make sure you visit their website.
And again, the iPod brought up the perfect song for this event this morning: Aaron Tippin's "Where the Stars and Stripes and Eagle Fly"
Well if you ask me where I come from
Here's what I tell everyone
I was born by God's dear grace
In an extraordinary place
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle flyIt's a big 'ol land with countless dreams
Happiness ain't out of reach
Hard work pays off the way it should
Yeah, I've seen enough to know that we've got it good
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle flyThere's a lady that stands in a harbor
For what we believe
And there's a bell that still echoes
The price that it cost to be freeI pledge allegiance to this flag
And if that bothers you, well that's too bad
But if you got pride and you're proud you do
Hey, we could use some more like me and you
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle flyYes there's a lady that stands in a harbor
For what we believe
And there's a bell that still echoes
The price that it cost to be freeNo, it ain't the only place on earth
But it's the only place that I prefer
To love my wife and raise my kids
Hey, the same way that my daddy did
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle flyWhere the stars and stripes and the eagle...fly
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly
