Posted by
Janet Goodrich on Monday, June 01, 2009 12:00:00 AM
It seems to me, what we really need is a hero
...a real American hero.
You know the kind, a rip roaring God Bless America and for liberty for which we stand I cannot tell a lie white hat hero.
Remember ...he's the man whose word means more than what's written, and knows truth is honor and honor is a man. We need a Mr.Smith, a JohnWayne, a Sam Houston, a Helen Keller, a real live, kicking, dare to be different, undefeatable, American hero. What we need to hear is, It's okay to be American. It's okay to buy American. It's great to work and get ahead, because, that is American, and that is what makes America great. We need to say, Do like Americans. Americans have been doing it for years. And mean, “We're proud because Americans are leaders in this world.” We need to know that it's okay to put in a day's work, give a thousand percent and do more than 'your best' because that is American.
We need a hero who's not ashame when Oh say can you see... brings tears to his eyes and a lump in his throat;
a flag-waving hero,
that stands with his head held high and hand over his heart when our Star Spangled Banner soars unhindered in the wind
…remembering,
that young men have fought and died to protect it from suppression and dishonor, with pride that American children pledge their allegiance to the Flag of the Free, and that other nations respect its glory.
Yes, what we really need is a hero.
You remember the man. He's the one that led the march, that dove in the icy river, that carried the flag, that rode off into the sunset without telling you his name.
© 1979 Janet Goodrich