True Citizen Soldiers defend individual freedom

In the midst of the sad affairs in amongst the extremist around the world who are killing innocent woman and children in the name of religion the first week in June is very significant for me. It is "military week" and a time to remember significant events. Events that have shaped our national image as we know it today.
  June 1,1813 - Captain James Lawrence on the U.S.S. Chesapeake lay dying and uttered, "Don't give up the ship!" Our reputation of being a stubborn fighting machine is well earned. Our Armed Forces have brought many arrogant tyrant’s glorious armies and navies to their knees in humbling defeat. Raw as we may seem, the American fighting men and women can be counted on to "hang in there" till the job is done.
  June 3, 1916 National Defense Act created the civilian-officer concept (Reserve Officer Training Corp). The military academies at West Point and Annapolis had produced the bulk of the officers. Although the idea was met with some misgivings and ridicule, it has been valuable in building the world’s best citizen soldier fighting machine. Today the Reserves are a sizable part of our military.
  June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George Catlett Marshal, a professional officer, who gave up his uniform to serve in the cabinet, gave new meaning to citizen soldier. His "Marshall Plan" exhibited the gentle side of the relentless dogface citizen soldier. That day at Harvard he said, "Our policy is not directed against country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos." Our European Recovery Plan at the close of WW II healed wounds and rebuilt hopes in half the world. We were being good neighbors and our soldiers were battling this mess with the same fighting spirit they had shown during combat. "We stand firm and  we care" might be a motto for our citizen soldiers.
  June 6, 1944, known as D-Day confirmed the stubborn courage and determination of the Captain Lawrence's through out the history of this nation. An effective utilization  of civilian soldiers is important to conserving a true spirit of freedom. The international  blend of Allied Forces expressed our place in the world's neighborhood.
  June 6, 1962, Denny Reimer begins his march that eventually led him to the top position in our unique fighting force.  Along with him were his classmates who are just a few examples of the important concept of soldiers who will fight for the rights of individuals..
  June 7, 2013 celebrates what all this week is about. It is Freedom of the Press Day. Freedom of the press goes hand in hand with free speech. Free speech is what the citizen soldiers fight to defend and bring to others in other lands. Yes a nice touch to end my "military week."

Words can hurt or cure

  Words are written symbols of human understanding. Words can hurt and words can heal! They have divided the world in some of the smallest and unique ways. These divisions have sometimes been destructive in catastrophic proportions.  The great wars of this world were all began over differing views of what particular words meant. At the same time peace was achieved through other words.
  Our Creator knows the importance of words. If humans all spoke the same language with the same meanings nothing will be impossible for them to do.
  Funny isn't it that the Creator does not want us to all speak the same language. At least that was the message of stories like the Tower of Babel. What would happen if we could return to a day when we all spoke the same language?
  First it would reduce the number of divisions in society. We would all have the same concept or belief in Our Common Creator. Hmmm? I wonder, of the present words and symbols which  might be the correct or closes one? Would it be a super human being: Thor? Zeus? Buddha? Confucius? Jesus? Etc. Would it be nature itself? Trees and birds? Breath of Life? Great Spirit? Holy Spirit? Etc.? Would it be the essence of what is good in life? Goodness? Peace? Ying and Yang? Love? Etc.?
  If it comes to a vote, I want to nominate my word Yah to be the accepted and common understanding among all the peoples. Yah cannot be comprehend in worldly terms. Instead it can only describe the personality of Yah as developed from the collected facts since the beginning of time by millions and millions of people.
  While my Yah is the sum total of the opinion of all beings, my Yah still is a distinct essence with known personalities. Yah caused this creation in order to develop we human beings. Humans that when they leave this world will be with Yah beyond our space and time.
   Yah knows it is extremely difficult for humans to really understand Yah’s true essence and the purpose of human life. Therefore Yah communicated these expectations was through specific human being through out the course of human history. This humans all were understood to have fully human and fully divine characteristics. Something common with all persons, who believe in my Yah.  
  All of the followers of Yah are fully human and fully divine. We are members of the kingdom beyond space and time. How we live out our lives will develop our role in that kingdom, where Yah is fully understood. For us this is the only true focus for human beings - to prepare for Yah’s eternal kingdom.
  Yes if the world all had my word and symbol for our Creator we would put Our Creator first in all things and love others as we love ourselves. We would avoid being people who elevate and worship rules and laws. We would avoid condemnation of any human being and demonstrate love, joy and peace in our lives so that others we be drawn to Yah, so they might find Our Creator. Our  actions would speak our faith.
  Yes it would be nice if we all spoke the same language and understood Our Creator in the same way. Oh well, some day we will see all of the Creator’s kingdom and speak the same language. Until then could we learn to translate a little better?