Too many have forgotten the true price of the 4th of July

Too many have forgotten the true price of the 4th of July
Wounded Times Blog
Kathie Costos
July 4, 2013

USA Today has an article titled Forget fireworks: July 4 is for freebies and it is a safe bet that many will read it and search for what they can get for free or as cheap as possible.

That is how some view how to honor the birth of this nation. Too many have forgotten the true price of the 4th of July.

“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.” Thomas Paine

There is a church near my house with a sign that says the price of freedom has been paid. I hope they are referring to our freedom from sin and the price Christ paid with His life because if they imagine the price for the freedom of this nation has been paid, they are delusional. We will never really pay for our freedom until every man and woman willing to risk their lives so we can retain our freedom are properly taken care of and honored for all they were willing to sacrifice for our sake.

It seem really popular right now to jump all over the Department of Veterans Affairs for all they got wrong in the last four years or so but an honest observation demands clarity. The clear message is, we have never properly taken care of our veterans and we will never do it unless we actually admit what we did before all of this suffering.

We didn't fix much after the Gulf War. We didn't fix enough after Vietnam or Korea. We came close after WWII but there was still much we didn't fix after WWI. We didn't get it right after the Civil War because we didn't learn much from the Revolutionary War.

Too many have forgotten the history of how we not only obtained our freedom but what price has been paid by those willing to sacrifice all to retain it.

When you are looking for your bargain today so you can save some money, remember the price paid for this day in our country.