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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Aging Doesn't Mean Obsolete




Thanks to our valued reader, John Schmidt, he sent us something that we LOVED...and thought you would too !

With John's permission, I would like to entitle it...

"We're Old...but...We Ain't Dead"


They like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases, dinosaurs.

Some of us are "Baby Boomers" who have recently retired.

Others have been retired for some time.

We walk a little slower these days and our eyes and hearing are not what they once were.

We worked hard, raised our children, worshiped our God, and have somehow grown old together. 

Yes, we are the ones some refer to as being "over the hill", and that is probably true.

But... before writing us off completely, there are a few things that need to be taken into consideration.

In school we studied English, history, math, and science which enabled us to lead America into the technological age.

Most of us remember what outhouses were...many of us with firsthand experience !

We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes.

For those who don't know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to as refrigerators.

A few even remember when cars were started with a crank.

Yes, we lived those days.

We are probably considered old fashioned and out-dated by many, but there are a few things you need to remember before completely writing us off.

We won World War II, and fought in Korea and Viet Nam.

We can quote "The Pledge of Allegiance", and know where to place our hand while doing so.

We wore the uniform of our country with pride and lost many friends on the battlefield.

We fought for the "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave."

We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag.

We know the words to the "Star Spangled Banner", "America", and "America the Beautiful" by heart, and you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing.

We have lived what many have only read in history books, and we feel no obligation to apologize to anyone for America.

Yes, we are old and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us.

We have loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and no matter what, we are going to save it.

It is our country and nobody is going to take it away from us.

We took oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is an oath we plan to keep.
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Thanks John, but let's not forget a few things !

We may be "geezers", and once upon a time we all believed our parents and their parents were as well..

...but I want to believe that there are a whole bunch of kids in this younger generation that feel as we do...

...they just need a bit of "seasoning" and "life experience" to realize their actions...will affect those of their children and grandchildren.

Many of them have also become veterans...and have proudly served in the middle east...and...unlike our generation, now embrace women in all roles, and ALL ARE VOLUNTEERS !

They too love their country as much as we did...but...like every succeeding generation, they look for different ways of showing it.

...but....I certainly hope these "youngsters" will heed the message you delivered....

...never forgetting "yesterday" and the sacrifices ours and previous generations made...

...and maintaining the traditions that have been a part of America since the Revolutionary War.

I'm proud to say...We did...and with God's help...they will !


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