Posted by
The Patriot on Monday, October 15, 2007 9:45:23 AM
I just got home from attending the Sean Hannity Freedom Concert, and if there were ever a time to turn away from the dark side and towards the light, this is it. I have not felt so positive and energized about the future of our nation in quite a while. This was the third stop in a series of five concerts, and if you can make one of the next two, I highly recommend that you do so. (Concert information can be found
here.) There are plenty of good reasons to attend, but I'm going to give you two.
First of all, it was incredibly uplifting to be surrounded with 10,999 other people who were not ashamed to be patriotic. How many places can you go and sing along with Lee Greenwood performing, "God Bless the USA," and not have somebody look at you like you're some kind of weirdo? Nobody gave me that look tonight, because they were all busy singing, too. Loud. We were all there together, singing along. Together, we all cheered every time one of the concert performers mentioned how great a place America is. We all stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance together, and every hat came off. Every hand was over a heart, and everyone said, "one nation, under God." Every mention of our brave men and women in uniform brought standing ovations. There were some uniformed military in attendance, and it was wonderful to seem them getting the rock star treatment they deserve. It was how America ought to be every day.
But perhaps an even better reason to attend a Freedom Concert is that proceeds from the shows benefit a most worthy cause,
The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund. The Fund is a trust established to provide full college scholarships to the children of American servicemen and women who are killed in the line of duty, permanently disabled, or are missing in action or prisoners of war. Having been an Army officer, I know that it is not only the soldier who sacrifices in the service of the country. Long hours, field training, and deployments strain military families to the limit every day. They all deserve our support and gratitude. But the incomparable loss and sacrifice of a child who has lost a mother or father in the defense of our nation deserves our very best in return. They deserve no less than to know that the country that their parent died protecting will not forget that sacrifice. Helping to ensure the future of these young Americans is just a small measure of gratitude that we can offer for their most costly sacrifice for the cause of freedom.
So go to a Freedom Concert if you want to have some fun (it is hugely fun). Go to sing a patriotic song at the top of your lungs. Go to help the children of our fallen warriors. Go to see America the way it ought to be every day, and hold off the dark side for a few more hours.