Gathered around the table by your family, warm potatoes are passed around, and turkey begins being carved. You bow your head, and take a moment to realize what as an American we have to be grateful for. Today's society forgets about the great life we have due to patriotism, and how much there is for us to be proud of.
“We Americans suffer occasional setbacks, but we have so much to be proud of.”-as said by Dave Strang, proves to us that when there is the minor setbacks we face, but our patriotism to ones country is everything our nation stands for. Patriotism is the fight to protect our culture, love, and faith we owe to our nation. People who show their devotion to our nation keep the peace and stability of our government. Without patriots our country would be chaos.
Take the chaos in North Korea for example. Because no one there shows the love and apreatation they have for their country, no one cares what happen to their nation. Many have given up on their government, and will let their country get run over by others. Therefore patriotism is very important for the structure of a country.
In America some show their patriotism through fighting for our country. I come from a family of many who have served in the military. My aunt served 10 years in the navy, currently her son is enrolled in the navy, and serving overseas in California aboard a ship. This same cousin’s father and Uncle served in the navy for numerous years. Although being away from your family and friends is difficult, because of people like them who will sacrifice such things to serve our country keeps our nation under control.
We take our country for granted occasionally, but we need to stop and remember how without patriots and the men and women who sacrifice their life to keep the peace of our nation it would be chaos. Patriotism most definitely still matters and we need to take time to think about how life would be without it.
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