Happy 242nd Birthday USA!

Today marks the 242 anniversary of the United States of America.  This my where I live and I am proud to be a citizen of this great land.  Yes, we have our problems and with any nation we have our disagreements and arguments over how we should be headed and how we should be treating our citizens.  But, I can think of no other place I would rather live.  I originally posted the article below several years ago.  It still holds true today.  Happy 4th of July America!


"I am blessed to live in the United States of America.  It is still the richest and most powerful nation in the world.  But more importantly I am allowed to express myself and to criticize our leaders as I see fit due to the Bill of Rights of this great nation.

Today  marks the 242nd birthday of the United States of America.  It is one of the longest running democracies in the world.  This has been accomplished through the sacrifice of thousands going back to the Revolution against the British to today with our troops deployed in Afghanistan and other Middle East hot-spots.  These brave men and women paid the ultimate price for our enduring freedom.  I have no good way of sufficiently expressing my gratitude to them and to those who have served in conflicts such as World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam.  Today I say thank you to all of our armed forces past and present.  Because of you I am able to live in what I truly believe is the greatest nation on Earth.  Happy Birthday America!  Long may you stand"!