My husband and I drove over 100 miles to be at the Bonfire Tea Party today in Racine. We all stood on snow and ice for about 2 1/2 hours. I thought about my cold feet for a little while. Then I thought about the REAL patriots at Valley Forge who marched in freezing weather with NO shoes, socks, or boots. Just torn rags wrapped around their feet. It made me feel so humble to think of what others have given for this great country compared to how “soft” we have become. May God forgive us and heal our land.
AMEN
THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Thanks.
I was there too, and the insulated boots didn’t keep mine warm. I had the exact same thought. Valley Forge was a time of suffering, and the Ardennes forest. We must carry on what they sacrificed for.