Liberty & "human RIGHTS" exist ONLY in nations that value and Defend humanity
Awareness of OTHER lives influences one's own. If our "Social Influencers" were courageous men & women who sacrificed their lives so humaity could live free in liberty, speak their conscience and pursue their dreams than perhaps we'd find appreciation for our Country, and inspirational purpose for our own lives. To live not solely in interest of oneself, but in consideration and regard of others as well. If we could DO THAT, perhaps we could FIND OURSELVES as AMERICANS.
Some assume the entire world is "like" the United States. That liberty, equality, justice and free speech are universal rights or entitlements
Unfortunately, that is NOT reality.
Though no country is perfect, ideals of equality and liberty are only actualized in nations which value and defend humanity
Our Mission
Honor those who gave the miracle of their lives liberating - and ensuring Liberty - for Humanity
Convey "The True Cost" of defending Freedom, Democracy and Humanity
Cultivate appreciation for the country and values these American Heroes of Liberty lived and died for
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It's the SOLDIER,
not the reporter who has given us Freedom of the Press...
It's the SOLDIER,
not the poet, who has given us Freedom of Speech...
It's the SOLDIER,
not the campus organizer, who has given us the Freedom to Demonstrate...
It's the SOLDIER,
not the lawyer, who has given us the Right to a Fair Trial...
It's the SOLDIER who:
SALUTES THE FLAG,
SERVES UNDER THE FLAG
and whose COFFIN IS DRAPED BY THE FLAG.
Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC
Upon seeing Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima cross the AP wire, an immigrant who enlisted in the US Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor would cancel his weekend leave and work three days and nights in his office at Patuxent River Air Station creating a moving tribute to the spirit, determination, and sacrifice of every man and woman who ever wore the uniform of the United States military. Using only a mix of common floor and sealing wax—the only materials available at Patuxent River Air Station that Friday in 1943—he crafted a legendary model symbolizing our nation’s unwavering dedication to defending freedom. It became a national memorial to the US Marine Corps, sparked a bond drive raising $7 billion for the war effort, and served as the centerpiece of a profound conversation I had at age sixteen that forever changed how I saw life.
THE DAY I UNDERSTOOD "DISCOVERED" AMERICA I candidly recount the following for a reason. As a typical American teenager growing up in the 80's my adolescent world revolved around music, chilling with friends and hoping to lose my virginity. (I don't say "Trying" because there was no The last one was NOT going to be easy for an awkward, unfortunate-looking kid sporting glasses, braces/headgear, large nose, hand-me down clothes etc). Why confess this? Because that naturally naive, unaware teenage understanding and perception of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' mentality changed in a startling revelation - one that profoundly changed my understanding of the world. (Of course I still wanna get laid...). As co-editor of the school newspaper I went to interview a transfer student from Czechoslovakia for a story. That would be an easy assignment grade. At 16 I thought I knew EVERYTHING. That day I realized I didn't know a DAMN THING. Except the kid in front of me wasn't a kid but someone or something very different from me; he seemed like an old man; extremely serious, jaded, skeptical, analytical, matter of fact, old, and devoid of youthful exuberance. He had a grave view of the world and humanity.
Someone who as a child and young teenager lived in a place where daily atrocities of beatings, disappearances, and murder comprised existence in a country where a place called "The United States of America" was a fabled utopian fantasy. the "transfer student" was a refugee who risked his life fleeing Communist oppression. HE had had left teenage friends behind who would die - some at their own hands as a result of the reality of their existence. They would do anything; drink anything to escape... As he talked, my naive, American-privileged mind strained to comprehend the reality of the world outside of the United States he was describing. Just as I struggled to understand his words, Karel struggled to find words to help me understand. "The dogs in this country - even the ones euthanized have had better lives than humans in my country. At times his frustration was obvious as I sat silently looking at him TRYING to COMPREHEND. THough we were both teenagers it was as if he was an old man in a teenage body attempting to explain something horrific to a simple, naive child who was incapable of comprehending. There were times, instances when he would get frustrated, exasperated at my inability to comprehend. However, I DID understand when he explained as simply as he could; ..."Fairness"... "Equality"... "Justice"... are AMERICAN CONCEPTS. AMERICAN things. They DO NOT EXIST where I come from... shaking his head side to side he emphasized they do not exist in Czechoslovakia. relaying several examples that I understood. It was of the few times in my life I could truly not speak. Then he managed to articulate words I will never forget; "We... do NOT have... an IWO JIMA memorial. We have NO ONE who will stand up for us... We have No one to DEFEND US from the ". We looked at eachother for several moments without words. I said "You know about the Iwo Jima Memorial? His response; "Yes... Everyone knows. Everyone knows American's will FIGHT for justice..." Finally I understood. I understood... and I have never been the same.
Our logo is tribute to the original Iwo Jima Memorial model (shown below) conceived and sculpted aboard Patuxent River Air Station in St. Mary's County, Maryland Friday Feb 1942 - through Sunday by USN PTR2 Felix De Weldon - an immigrant who joined the US Navy following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Viewing the iconic Joel Rosenthal photo of the flag raising with Capt TB Clark shortly after it crossed the AP wire in Building 409, De Weldon immediately requested permission to pause his work painting The Battle of the Coral Sea to search the station for a suitable material to sculpt his interpretation of the image. Finding it by heating floor and sealing wax together, De Weldon would cancel his weekend leave and work 3 days and nights possessed his hands molding the courage, resolve, and sacrifice that would not just convey the breathtaking will and determination of 5 Marines and a Navy Corpsman- 3 of whom would be killed within hours - but embody the eternal spirit of EVERY AMERICAN who would ever give their life defending freedom and democracy. The 3' Pax sculpture would inspire a $7 Billion War bond drive (BILLION) and the greatest war monument to freedom in the world. It would also be the reference a teenage Czech Refugee who had fled the oppression of a Socialist/Communist Regime in the a life-changing epiphany of a naive 16-year-old American high school boy realizing what the United States of America means to those in a World oppressed by Socialism and Communism.
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Truly inspiring work!
Alex P.
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“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral feeling which thinks nothing is worth war is much worse. A war to protect other human beings against tyrannical injustice; to give victory to their own ideas of right and good, is often the means of their regeneration. A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares more about than his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. As long as justice and injustice fight for ascendancy of mankind, human beings must be willing, when need is, to do battle one against the other.- John Stuart Mill
WHY It Matters
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral feeling which thinks nothing is worth war is much worse. A war to protect other human beings against tyrannical injustice; to give victory to their own ideas of right and good, is often the means of their regeneration. A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares more about than his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. As long as justice and injustice fight for ascendancy of mankind, human beings must be willing, when need is, to do battle one against the other. - John Stuart Mill
Truly inspiring work!
Alex P.