Alicia Plinio
Mr. Boatman
English AP
25 October 2007
The True Heroes of a Nation
Brave, young men and women enlisted in protecting our nation; enlisting with self-less intentions to preserve this nations freedom by putting their own lives on the line. They fought to protect our lifestyle, to protect their loved ones, to protect every citizen guarded under the flag that represents freedom. They are our veterans. They did not ask what the country could do for them, but instead did for their country and now it's our turn to show the honor and respect that we have for them.
The men and women who fought for this country are the ones who can be thanked for our lifestyles today; without them we would not be the same. Without them our country could be smothered with poverty. Without them our country could never make it to the world power it is today and we need to recognize how important the veterans truly are.
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