I am proud to be one!

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"The Grey-Haired Brigade

They like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers,
and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of us are "baby boomer" getting ready
to retire. Others have been retired for some time. We walk a little
slower these days and our eyes and hearing are not what they once were.
We have worked hard, raised our children, worshipped our God and grown old
together. Yes, we are the ones some refer to as being over the hill and
that is probably true.

But before writing us off completely, there are a few things that need to
be taken into consideration. In school we studied English, history, math,
and science which enabled us to lead America into the technological age
Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with firsthand
experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent
gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes. For those of you
who don't know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to
as refrigerators. A few even remember when cars were started with a crank.
Yes, we lived those days.

We are probably considered old fashioned and out-dated by many. But there
are a few things you need to remember before completely writing us off. We
won World War II and fought in Korea and Viet Nam. We can quote the pledge
of allegiance, and know where to place our hand while doing so. We wore
the uniform of our country with pride and lost many friends on the
battlefield. We didn't fight for the Socialist States of America, we fought
for the "land of the free and home of the brave." We wore different
uniforms but carried the same flag. We know the words to the Star Spangle
Banner, America, and America the Beautiful by heart, and you may even see
some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We have lived what many of
you have only read about in history books and we feel no obligation to
apologize to anyone for America.

Yes, we are old and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one
good fight left in us. We have loved this country, fought for it, and died
for it, and now we are going to save it. It is our country and nobody is
going to take it away from us. We took oaths to defend America against all
enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is an oath we plan to keep. There
are those who want to destroy this land we love but, like our founders,
there is no way we are going to remain silent.

It was the young people of this nation who elected Obama and the
Democratic congress. You fell for the "Hope and change" which in reality
was nothing but "Hype and lies." You have tasted socialism and seen evil
face to face, and have found you don't like it after all.

You make a lot of noise but most are all too interested in their careers
or "Climbing the social ladder" to be involved in such mundane things as
patriotism and voting.

Many of those who fell for the "great lie" in 2008 are now having buyer's
remorse. With all the education we gave you, you didn't have sense enough
to see through the lies and instead drank the kool-aid. Now you're paying
the price and complaining about it.

No jobs, lost mortgages, higher taxes, and less freedom. This is what you
voted for and this is what you got. We entrusted you with the Torch of
Liberty and you traded it for a paycheck and a fancy house.

Well, don't worry youngsters, the Grey Haired Brigade is here, and in a month we are going to take back our nation. We may drive a little slower
than you would like but we get where we're going, and in November we're
going to the polls by the millions. This land does not belong to the man
in the White House or to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. It belongs to
"We the People", and "We the People" plan to reclaim our land and our
freedom. We hope this time you will do a better job of preserving it and
passing it along to our grandchildren.

So the next time you have the chance to say the Pledge of Allegiance,
stand up, put your hand over your heart, honor our country, and thank God
for the old geezers of the Grey-Haired Brigade."

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I hope this letter is right.

[re3too]

Since Jefferina posted this, I thought it was going to be about a$$h......oh, never mind!