It's so crazy that people just don’t get it, every breath of air that you breathe is due to someone giving their life or even just a part of it so we could live free. Freedom is not free and it comes with a price.
Today I wonder for the first time in my life if I was one of them where would my friends be on the day of thanks and memory to those brothers and sisters who gave all so we could be free? I give my life to this country regardless of outcome. One thing I know as a soldier and a free person is you can't take what someone gives, and not everyone is willing to give that much so that others can live with the freedom they have.
I hope we as a whole never forget and lose sight of what this country is about. All the free choices we have and my choice is that I will remember those before me and I will stand for what they gave their lives for.
I’m a father first and a soldier second and will never let my kids think that its just a parade and that its just another day to have fun. Its a day to remember and we will as a family and as free people.
County resident Sgt. Christopher M. Bodley spent four years in the Marines and now serves with the California Army National Guard.
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