Tienanmen Anniversary

June 3 & 4 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the Tienanmen Square student protests in 1989. We can all vividly remember the scene where a lone brave student stood face to face with a Chinese tank in the square, literally halting the huge machine in its' tracks. I recently read that in preparation for the possible observance of this occasion, the Chinese government has done all they possibly can to keep it quiet. They have rounded up dissidents and shipped them to locations out of the country. In addition, social Internet networks such as Face Book and Twitter have been totally shut down in an attempt to ensure that no online discussions can be generated. So now that we in the free world see what's taking shape in China, some very important things should come to mind. Freedom should never be taken for granted......never! Our soldiers in the military put their lives on the line daily so that we have these freedoms. We should also think long and hard about the defense of that freedom, and what we are willing to sacrifice. The next time you see an American citizen wearing that "Close Gitmo" t-shirt, take a moment to think about what would happen if these thugs and killers were set free. How they would return to the battlefield and kill more of our citizens.....maybe even your loved one. And finally, this correspondence is possible because of my freedom to express myself, something the people of China can only dream of!