I, Patriot

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I, PATRIOT

I'm as proud of my country as the next patriot.

I am the daughter of two World War II veterans,

...and wife of a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel,

...who has been a Boy Scout leader for almost thirty years.

My son-in-law is a veteran Marine captain who served in Iraq,

...I have a daughter who put college on hold to serve in Americorps,

...and I served as a Department of the Army Civilian in the recreation center of an American army post in Germany.

I am a flag waver, not a flag burner.

Therefore if I am ever critical of my country it's not because I don't love my country, but because I do.
It was because I loved my children that I was strict with them, that I called out their behavior often, that I tried to guide them away from what was wrong and towards what was right and good. It was because I loved my children that I held them to a higher standard.
And so likewise if I protest,