Oprah makes friends at Walter Reed

We have a new President setting the tone for the rest of the nation to follow. To Obama, supporting the troops is more than just words, simply because he really does care. Aside from increasing the size of the military, increasing pay, he is also addressing the dire needs of them when they become veterans.

Saying patriotic things as Oprah did in the show, once was not so easy. When Bush was President supporting the troops was very complicated because he would regard the support of the troops as support for himself. This nation has had our heart tugged by the suffering of so many of our wounded warriors. This nation, the people of this nation, will rise to the challenge with the right leadership. After all, look how much average people have done even with the wrong leadership! Look across the country and see there are people stepping up all the time to try to give them what they need when the government had not. The troops and our veterans deserve every bit of support we can give them but it has to come from a place too many in this country have yet to find. Their own hearts. If you love them, really love them, then prove it by helping them even if it is just by sending a letter to your Congressman to make sure they are given what they need.

I'm very glad someone with the popularity of Oprah did this show.





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