I received an e-mail today from a great friend and client. We went to battle together years ago-fighting a ladder company that built a defective ladder that broke and shattered his back. But that is not what this story is about.

This e-mail was a tribute to the recognition that we as Americans must give to our men and women in the armed forces that have shed their blood for the freedoms we own in this country. The e-mail, like so many others requested that I pass it on in honor of their blood.

I wish to honor them in my heart at this moment for their brave sacrifice for their country. No greater sacrifice may be given in service for our freedoms. Let us honor these men and women, each and every one. Let us pause each day and say a prayer that each and every precious soul will be returned to our hallowed soil with all limbs, sight and mind intact.

I did not send that e-mail on but not without a lot a hesitation. There was a part of me that said “yes, you are speaking the truth-pass it on”. The other part of me said that this is a scam- a cruel “perception is reality” piece that is attempting to grab my guilt and wrench it out of my gut and call me unpatriotic not to send it on. It is unpatriotic not to “support our troops”. I have decided to support my troops and my country to call them home, to support alternative energy resources and to call for a continued and an investigation (criminal) of the run-up to the war in Iraq. Without this, we can simply turn it over to faith that our leaders will do the right thing. I would prefer that that definition be left to the God I know, but I am not sure He is in the same war room as some of our leaders in power that are sending our troops to die. I am trying to support our troops in my own way. Keep sending the e-mails. I may not forward them, but I will continue to honor these men and women for their courage and patriotism.

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