I'm Proud to be an American..are you?

I remember a time when the world wasn't at chaos. Or so it seemed. I was so young but everywhere that I knew that peace and serenity surrounded me. I was wrong and right. I was so young and so foolish that I thought the world would be like that forever. That is where I was wrong. I was right because I knew it would have to change. It always did.
I'm glad to say that I am proud to be an american. I know alot of people who couldn't even come close to uttering the words. I am glad that our flag still shines free overhead, looking over us, and looking for danger.
We stand and fight unlike other countries. We don't go behind backs or create suicide attacks. We just simply fight, hand to hand or gun to gun. I remember that day I saw that the Twin Towers were bombed. I was still so young and when I saw it all over the news, I wasn't quite sure what to think. I thought about all the times I had been mean and all the times I had been nice. It had never ended in a fight like this.
I saw the pain and hurt on America's face all over the news. I also see it every September 11. It still haunts us today, and I personally think it always will. I guess it is a good thing I know what hurt does. I know that it can heal, given time.
We have had time.We fought against Iraq and countries to defend out flag. We fought to protect others, even if they didn't want it. We fought for our, and many other's, rights. We found the ones who set the suicide bombers up. They have gotten what they deserve, but we still pay a price. Though we protect that country still, we are hurting in our homeland.
Our own individual pain has grown to a surprising amount. Brothers, sisters, cousins and aunts have all gone to fight. Fathers, mothers, uncles and even grandparents have all gone to fight. We stood back and backed our troops, most of us, with support and love. They went there to protect their own American families and yet we stand here doing nothing at home. We may root on our families, or even send money to them. Pain hardens their trust, isolates them from the outside and inside they are in a turmoil. They make friends at the war, and then destiny has it planned so that many die before eyes every day. Or the soldiers go home, never to see their army friends again. Never to be able to share their pain with someone who was there.
We pay extra taxes now, to pay for a huge mistake. I'm not blaming anyone. That just isn't worth the effort for finding out when the country went wrong. It would take years, even centuries to find out. Homes are being foreclosed and more and more people are being thrown out into the streets. Jobs are going down the drain as fast hurricane winds.
Yes, we do all have different thoughts no matter what. We are free in this land and whether or not it becomes a success or a disgrace, we stand behind our troops, our homes, and our faith. We are all americans, and no one is going to change that small pride you know you feel when you think of our great accomplishments.
I know that one day, we are all going to be okay. I know it sounds to good to be true with this economy right now, but it is worth it.

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