We were watching TV the other evening, either the Monk or Psych and a commercial for the National Guard came on that I had never seen before. I thought that it captured the essence of what the National Guard is very well and is an awesome tribute to the sacrifices that the men and women of the guard make and the services that they perform for us.
3 Doors Down performs the song behind the video. It is an awesome tribute. I hope you will watch, enjoy and be thankful.
I had not heard that song or seen the video. It was really touching. Thanks for making me cry so early in the morning!!!
Mike,
This is an ad that I had not seen until today. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
Mike - I also have not seen this commercial. It is very touching and wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Mike, My husband and I saw this a couple of days ago and were very impressed.
Hey Mike - I have seen this commercial, it is a most wonderful display of what our National Guard does for us.
Mike - It is a great motivational video, my wife and I saw it first in a Snellville movie theater. The audience all stood up and cheered.
Don - thanks, I was moved by it
Fred - I hope more people watch it
Shirley - good that it is getting around
Jan Marie - haven't seen you around for awhile
Brian - what a great audience.
3 doors down is an awesome band, and that was a great tribute. Thanks for sharing sir, take care.
Mike,
Thanks for sharing. We all have a lot to be proud of with our citizen soldiers. However, I will share with you one of the downsides of the National Guard. The Guard is both a military and a political organization and those two roles are not compatible. When I returned from Vietnam as a combat veteran, I wanted to be a true citizen-soldier to I went to the commanding general of the New Mexico National Guard and requested an assignment (a slot) with his organization. After putting me off for several weeks, he finally admitted that he could not take me on because he had other Captains in his organization with a lesser date of rank than mine. No matter that most (if not all) of those guardsmen were actually avoiding the draft and were gone as soon as the Vietnam war ended, it was much more important to the commanding general of the National Guard to support his political ends than to accept a combat-proven soldier into his organization. That, unfortunately, represents the true picture of the National Guard leadership. It is not the picture of the rank and file, all of whom are to be admired and celebrated, especially those who have served us in Iraq and Afghanistan.
JL - I do like 3 Doors Down
Bill - thanks for your service, there is politics in every organization. One national guard C.O does not represent all of the national guard C.O.'s.
That is a great vid!! i too love that group! How is the Facebook profile going Mike?
Tami - thanks for stopping by, the facebook thing is still in it's conceptual stage.
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