When I was a child, the Vietnam War cast a long shadow over my life. The young man I used to watch backing out of his driveway from across the street is buried in an unknown jungle and his parents died soon afterwards because they saw no reason to stay in a world without their only son.
"When the war ends," I thought, "I vow to dance up and down the hallway, from one end to another."
And it did, and I danced.
When I heard that Osama Bin Laden, the very personification of pure evil, had been blasted into oblivion by brave Navy Seals I cried tears of joy. I especially enjoyed hearing that Donald Trump's silly little show was pre-empted by the President with some very good news for us.
I copied this from an unknown author:
Now I lay me down to sleep...one less terrorist the world to keep...with all my heart I give my thanks...to those in uniform regardless of ranks...you serve our country and serve it well...with humble hearts your stories tell...so as I rest my weary eyes...while freedom rings our flag still flies...you give your all, do what you must...with God we live and God we trust....Amen.
I wrote this:
Let us, just for one minute, put our partisan differences aside and join hands in a prayer of thanksgiving and a prayer for our troops. Let's thank two Presidents who both worked for this day, remember the 9/11 victims always, hope for peace and prosperity for all, and always remember that AMERICA IS THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH.
Did I sound too "Jingoistic"? Don't know, don't care. I believe every word.
You've probably seen this floating around.
And I love this tribute to our brave warriors:
And I got unfriended today by someone who called me unchristian because I am happy that this monster has been killed.
I DISAGREE.
Yes, I know what Dr. Martin Luther King said. You know what I say? I wish his bodyguards had pulled their weapons and blasted a hole in James Earl Ray's head so big that his own mother couldn't have identified him. Dr. King might still be living, playing with his grandchildren and taking them to Easter Egg hunts on the White House Lawn of a man he put into office.
People. Hear me. When a rattlesnake slithers towards your child, you kill him. You don't fall to your knees and pray that the rattlesnake doesn't bite your child.
Adolf Hitler died on the same day many years ago. I looked it up on Wiki. SIXTY MILLION PEOPLE were killed during World War II.
I am glad that Osama Bin Laden is dead. I am glad that we cut off the head of a rattlesnake.
I now gladly yield the floor to another writer who said it more eloquently than I could.
Andrew Sullivan writes:
"I pray tonight for the souls of the departed who died that awful day, and
all their family members and friends. I pray for the souls of those great
Americans who resisted on Flight 93. I pray for all those who have died in
the two wars that followed this atrocity. As a Christian, I am also
required to pray for the soul of Osama bin Laden. Yes, even him. And,
although we should remain vigilant against Jihadist terrorism, we should
take the good advice of Winston Churchill:
'In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity'
And, yes, I am happy to use the word 'victory.' Not a final victory against
Jihadist terrorists. But a victory against this one, the man who set off a
decade of war and chaos, the symbol of them all. We need apologize not a
wit for the joy we feel. Not joy at vengeance; nor joy at death. Just joy
at justice. Immense and profound joy."
Immense and profound joy.
Yes.
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