This one of the more succinct explanations of the importance of a well trained and armed military forces. The General also shares the story of his father's experience trying to shoot Nazis as they invaded The Netherlands. This story illustrates the need for the "keep and bear arms" and have "well regulated Militia".
I love the reaction of the audience when he is standing there with an unloaded rifle!
I echo his plea that we support the men and women who serve in our place on the front line of liberty; for without their sacrifice and dedication the freedoms that enable all that we hold dear would crumble.
This is a blog that I will be updating at a minimum of once a month. Enjoy! And remember the founding words of this Great Nation... "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the..consent of the governed..."