That’ll put a tear in your eye and a lump in your throat or you ain’t human. Why is it that there aren’t any rock or pop or hip hop patriotic songs?

to take back America from Kenyan and his enabling scum.

How many of obama trainwrecks can we stand. I can’t count them using all my finger and toes.
Yes obama negotations work until you have a scud missle running up your back.
Stand up Now obama or get the L outta the way. Your incompetence is killing the United states of America and we won’t let that happen.
Thank You Servicemen for doing the job of protecting the United States of America against muslem terrorists.

… what Art said. Someone said once, and I’ll have to paraphrase because I can’t recall the exact quote, that we are free not because of the diplomat, but because of the soldier.

There must have been thousands of people along that route. Every wide place in the road had dozens, if not hundreds of folks. They didn’t turn out to honor a diplomat, but a soldier, Mr. President. A soldier who, like many others still in the field, expects you to get the job done, with a win, not a diplomatic “settlement”. So do those people along the parade route, and us. Foot dragging and “we’re looking hard at the situation” ain’t doing it.

Those people along that route are indeed the “Faces of America” who understand and honor the sacrifice of SSG 1C Beale and others, fallen or fighting, and their families. I echo becker when I say Mr. President, you damn well better take note. This is the real America, not your sycophants in ACORN, Code Pink, or Congress people like Reid, Murtha, Pelosi.

Thanks for the video, mbecker. I hope he sees it. Maybe he’ll understand what true patriotism is.

Maybe…

It usually drives me nuts when some Congressman casually speaks about “The American People” Well, as your title says – THIS is the real thing.

Very very moving. These are the reminders I need to remember what REALLY matters in life.

Thanks for sharing.

That is the finest tribute that could be paid to the young man.

I don’t want to diminish it in any way by even making this comparison, but it should be noted. This was a far more heartfelt and important outpouring of genuine respect and admiration than the seven days of Michael Jackson’s beatification. These aren’t people striving to be seen with the glitterati–they are real American People of all colors and ages, honoring one of their own. Some are doing it with a salute and some by carrying a flag, but all are doing it simply by their presence at the final journey home by an American hero.

Thanks for bringing it to us.

I’m sure there’s a mistake here.

I’d love to see this at the top of the rec list for a while!

How can you watch this video and not come away with the overwhelming feeling that if we can just mobilize these freedom-loving Americans (and there are millions more like them around the country!) we can oust these Marxist bozos and retake our nation?!

You are absolutely right – they need to take note of who the American people are.

I am grateful and humbled by the sacrifices of men such as Sgt 1st Class Beale.

There are two Americas. He just wasn’t able to correctly identify them.

There’s the America portrayed in this video and the America of the Left. They couldn’t be farther apart.

This video is America, end of discussion.

foolishly clinging to their guns and religion:

Servicemen standing at rapt attention; veterans frozen in salute, children with their hands over their hearts; young people, old people, black, white, taking hours from their day to express moments of respect; a sea of American flags, a reminder that freedom isn’t free; and all that, well, mindless patriotism and antiquated love of country.

Never been prouder to be bitter, clingy and a hayseed rube.

Now I must go. There seems to something lodged in both eyes…and I seem to be having a great deal of difficulty swallowing.

Thanks mbecker, for demonstrating that when it comes to love of country, you really are just an old softy.

And Franz has never been prouder.

Thank you SSG John C. Beale.

Freedom is worth the fight.

Too bad the modern left has so rejected displays of patriotism and the honoring of our heroes so thoroughly — there’s a lot they could learn about true sacrifice and community by respecting the costs incurred by our troops in the manner shown in this video.

Thanks, ‘beck.

Oh wait that’s aUK paper never mind.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1200699/Obamas-war-crisis-Taliban-release-video-kidnapped-U-S-soldier-begging-freedom.html

I needed inspiration today and this does it well. Thanks again.

RIP

Thank you, mbecker, for this post.

Now, I seem to be suffering from my husband’s aftershave, gotta go clean my face.