President Obama’s Address in Ft. Hood
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President Obama’s speech at the memorial service for the thirteen fallen soldiers at Ft. Hood, Texas, was exactly what I needed to hear to put me into a very special place of gratitude for all the women and men who have served and continue to serve our country and preserve our safety, our freedom and our ideals – our honored Veterans.
It is so easy to take our abundant and comfortable lives for granted, yet so many Veterans have given so much of themselves, sometimes ALL of themselves, to assure our ability to pursue happiness and stay free. I’m grateful for their leadership!
As I now have two family members who are committing their remarkable talent to the service of our country, I am especially proud of these two young men. Forgive me for proudly pointing them out separately from the many who serve and have served:
John Robert Crowley III, who is in the early process of becoming a Navy Seal, something he has been clear about for years.
Blake Ensley Fisher, who is a Marine in training to fly the V-22 Osprey. Blake has been focused for years on becoming a Marine pilot.
Our country’s freedom could not be in better hands than with men and women like these two outstanding citizens – and the many more like them with such a clarity of mission and service. God Bless you guys! I’m so proud of you!
God Bless our Veterans and God Bless those in our armed services who continue to defend human rights, justice and freedom all over the world.
Do take time today to reflect and express your gratitude to our Veterans.
God Bless the United States of America.
With much gratitude,
Ed Oakley and the Enlightened Leadership Team!
4 Comments
November 11th, 2009 at 2:47 am
Ed,
Thank you for such sharing your thoughts with us. We all know someone
who has served or is still serving this great country and I am very grateful for the sacrifices the make for us.
alexa
November 11th, 2009 at 9:20 am
I would like to send both of them (John Robert Crowley III and Blake Ensley Fisher) e-cards from Cross Cards, to honor Veterans. Can I send them to you and you can forward them? I need an email address to put into the system in order to send them. Thanks!
November 11th, 2009 at 10:38 am
How thoughtful of you, Nancy Dru! Just send to me, and I’ll get them to the guys. contactus@enleadership.com. Thank you.
Ed
November 11th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I have only heard snippets of the speech but can tell in the byes from those snippets that the speech was great. ONe great writer has stated that freedom is not free and I am very grateful for all that the soldiers are doing to help us remain free.
There are many who have been important to me and served in the military but none more so than my dad. He has shown me through his selfless acts of love toward me the true meaning of bravery and the truer meaning of what it means to be a man. I was, am and shall always love him and thankful for him.