This Wednesday, take a minute to reflect on those who protect your freedoms. You know ... the freedom to say whatever we want about our government or our neighbors and not be dragged off and shot. The freedom to speak out against abuse of other humans without fear of being arrested in the night and vanishing. How about the freedom to send our children to public school and not have them indoctrinated with the beliefs of a tyrant or the freedom to worship in any fashion you want? Perhaps you're planning to travel this holiday season. Have you considered what the freedom to travel across state lines and out of this country really means for you? You know, those freedoms ... the ones that we so easily take for granted.

A solider secured them for you at high personal cost and they protect them every day. Say thank you. It's not too much to ask.