The Grey Headed Brigade
Submitted by Al Bliss
Author unknown
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from Super Stock
They
like to refer to us as senior
citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of us are “baby
boomers” getting ready
to retire. Others
have been retired for
some time.
We
walk a little slower these days and
our eyes and hearing are not what they once were.
We
have worked hard, raised our
children, worshiped our God and grown old together.
Yes, we are the ones some refer to as being
over the hill and that is probably true.
But before writing us off completely, there
are a few things that need
to be taken into consideration. In
school we studied English, history, math, and science which enabled us
to lead
America into the technological age.
Most
of us remember what outhouses
were, many of us with firsthand experience.
We remember the days of telephone party lines,
25 cent gasoline, and
milk and ice being delivered to our homes.
For those of you who don’t know what an icebox
is, today they are
electric and referred to as refrigerators.
A few even remember when cars were started
with a crank. Yes,
we lived those days. We
are probably considered old fashioned and
out-dated by many.
But
there are a few things you need to
remember before completely writing us off.
We won World War II and fought in Korea and
Viet Nam. We can
quote the pledge of allegiance, and
know where to place our hand while doing so.
We wore the uniform of our country with pride
and lost many friends on
the battlefield. We
didn’t fight for the
Socialist States of America, we fought for the “Land of the Free and
the Home
of the Brave.” We
wore different
uniforms but carried the same flag.
We
know the words to the ‘Star Spangled Banner’, ‘America’, and ‘America
the
Beautiful’ by heart, and you may even see some tears running down our
cheeks as
we sing.
We
have lived what many of you have
only read about in history books and we feel no obligation to apologize
to
anyone for America.
Yes,
we are old and slow these days
but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have loved this
country, fought for it,
and died for it, and now we are going to save it.
It is our country and nobody is going to take
it away from us. We
took oaths to defend
America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is an oath
we plan
to keep. There are
those who want to
destroy this land we love but, like our founders, there is no way we
are going
to remain silent.
It
was the young people of this nation
who elected Obama and the Democrat Congress.
You fell for the “hope and change” which in
reality was nothing but
“hype and lies.” You have tasted Socialism and seen evil face to face,
and have
found you don’t like it after all.
You
make a lot of noise but most are
all too interested in their careers or “climbing the social ladder” to
be
involved in such mundane things as patriotism and voting.
Many
of those who fell for the “great
lie” in 2008 are now having buyer’s remorse.
With all the education we gave you, you didn’t
have sense enough to see
through the lies and instead drank the kool-aid.
Now
you’re paying the price and
complaining about it.
No
jobs, lost mortgages, higher taxes,
and less freedom. This
is what you voted
for and this is what you got. We entrusted you with the ‘Torch of
Liberty’ and
you traded it for a paycheck and a fancy house.
Well,
don’t worry youngsters, the
Gray-Haired Brigade is here, and on ELECTION DAY we are going to take
back our
nation.
We
may drive a little slower than you
would like but we get where we’re going, and in November we’re going to
the
polls by the millions.
This
land does not belong to the liar
in the White House or to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
It belongs to “We the People”, and “We the
People” plan to reclaim our land and our freedom.
We hope this time you will do a better job of
preserving it and passing it along to our grandchildren.
So
the next time you have the chance to say
the Pledge of Allegiance, stand up, put your hand over your heart,
honor our
country, and thank God for the old geezers of the “Gray-Haired Brigade.”
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