June 6th, 1944.. We Should ALL REMEMBER.

June 6th, 1944 - D-Day

There are many days we, as a Nation, can look back on with inner pride. As a NATION that has a past, let us not forget those that have, are, and will, represent us with unimaginable character.

Today is an appropriate day, to walk outside, and proclaim in a resolved voice....

I AM AN AMERICAN...!

Today marks the day that our fathers, brothers, and grandfathers were called to action. Many gave their lives in the fight. While I'm sure these hero's were focused on defeating the enemy before them, and protecting their brothers to the left, right, behind and in front, they were also tapping into what has made this County the GREATEST on the planet. Bravery.

I feel that we are a Nation made up of the bravest humans on the planet. From the first Americans who dared to travel great oceans to an unknown land, to those who have "chosen" to protect our Country today. We have never been a people who have settled, just to settle.

Websters defines "Bravery" as, "A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear."

I cannot speak for anyone, but myself. When I step back and look around, I see a Nation inhabited by a people who refuse to give up. A people, with different beliefs, but share the same heart. A Nation who "enjoys" challenge so much, we yearn to create it around us... We, as a people, want to be tested. Settle? If it were possible to show us this "word" in a solid form, we would relish the opportunity to smack it in the face.

Those Americans who fought on D-Day are my hero's. 65 years later they continue to teach me a lesson about who I am. I'M AN AMERICAN. I share a history with every brave American who have passed, live today, and those that are being being born as I type this message... I owe everything that I am, right down to my most precious gift, my family, to these Patriots. Without them, I may not see my own strength as clearly. They were tested in the most brutal of situations, and shined. I too can shine because this bond rests inside me, and in you. WE ARE AMERICANS..!

Close your eyes. You're on a small boat approaching a foreign land, knowing that the door in front of you is about to drop. Horrific scenes are all around you, but yet something inside you compels you out the door and forward. Fear? It's there. Flight? You bet. One special gift lye's within each of us. Americans are able to put these aside because we love our Country, and Countrymen. Bravery is what bubbles to to the top. It's in our genes, because of our past. This can never be taken away.

Today, I'm going to hug my family. Today, I'm going to thank a Veteran. Today, I'm going to once again remind myself that it doesn't stop with me. That together, with my fellow AMERICANS, I'm going to roll up my sleeves and get to work. Acknowledge that past generations have delivered to my doorstep, through their sacrifices, an inner fire found no where else on this planet.

I AM AN AMERICAN..!