Glenn Beck wrote this today… (my emphasis added)

Other nations need to make military service mandatory-in this country, we stand as the world’s lone superpower because those with the right stuff stand up and choose to carry a gun and stand a post. We have the most powerful military on the planet and it’s not because of weapons and technology-it’s due to the character and commitment of our fighting men and women. A gun isn’t noble, brave or courageous…but the American carrying it is.


I really have nothing to add, other than I read that and got a lump in my throat. Happy Independence Day, Americans… Let’s not forget what it means.