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I highly respect those who sacrificed all and died (and all Gold Star families) for our great country ...
Sam Kegley <skegley.kegley@gmail.com>
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I have been a LeBron James fan since his high School days in Akron, Ohio. Although, He has entered political statements from time to time which I cannot agree with. Now, I blame the Cleveland Cavs top management for not obtaining the help to compete with the Golden State Warriors. Five terrific basketball players can beat One "above the rest" and a few other good ones and have done so. Going to LA was Lebron's privilege as it was when he went to Miami a few years ago for similar reasons.
Today, Dennis Prager played a speech blurb wherein LeBron claimed that President Trump started the recent disagreements between the athletes and the president. A caller soon called to agree with Lebron's observation; however, the caller soon also agreed with Mr. Prager that it was Kapernick instead, when the athlete took a knee during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL game. I also agree with the caller and Dennis Prager. The President believes, as I do, that our American flag always buoyed up those sacrificial service people in performing their duties and the flag deserves the respect of all Americans.
I just finished reading "The Forties IN Pictures" which made me feel somewhat guilty. I was born In 1932 and was too small to remember so much about the nation's depression years or Portsmouth Ohio's terrible 1937 flood, although our house was nearly inundated. I and so many others have been acclaiming our happiness in growing up in theses United States during the thirties, forties, fifties, and sixties. Playing ball in Mound Park for me, swimming in our terrific swimming pool, and enjoying grade school sports in winter as well as following great High school sports teams of southeastern Ohio just seemed like 'Camelot' to this Portsmouth guy.
I sometimes offer a weak apology for the fact that I never shot at or got shot at during my US Army days in 1952 and 1954. The heroes are the guys whose bodies are in cemeteries or ocean depths or those who lost members of their bodies or parts or all of their minds. I have enjoyed so many veterans benefits which they earned by their sacrifices for America. I must also say though that I hated to leave my beautiful wife when I entered service on my twentieth birthday. I was drafted. All of the sad songs, such as Vera Lynn's "When You Come Back Again ..." had me feeling low. Any service person leaving home has no assurance that they will see the people they love again, and I severely felt that sadness . I knew very little about the North Koreans or Chinese we were fighting at the time or about the politics.
Now my wife and I have enjoyed 66 years of marriage, two sons and grandchildren as Christians in the most blessed country in the world. We thank God and our gold star families.
I have been so fortunate to return home and also that my sons were alive at times they could enjoy their homes without going into service. Service people don't begrudge such fortunate ones as myself or my sons. In fact they nearly universally feel that our country deserves whatever sacrifice is required. I still have that patriotism and thankful heart for those who sacrificed so much more.
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