Valor is defined as strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness and personal bravery. While I am not a fan of the present administration, I want to thank them for the valor to continue with bringing to justice the mastermind of September 11, 2001.
I was in my office when I got the call the twin towers had been hit by planes. Vicki and her class where watching the event unfold on television wheeled into her classroom. I had to help a friend and when it was complete, I raced home to pick up my three month old daughter and hold her tight against my chest. When President Bush started the war in Iraq, I supported that decision. Not that I am a hawk, but I do believe, just as when we were attacked by Japan which started the second world war, a nation must be able to protect itself and its citizens.
So, with the strength of his convictions, President Obama sent military personnel into another country without the aid of allies to take justice to this man. I am sure in the midst of celebration and the like the statement I heard on television those killed on 9/11 may rest in peace, many will believe this is the end.
But valor from our administration must continue because the people who followed UBL will not rest. Let us pray for our President, his administration and our troops overseas. This is a blip, with many more to come.
Man's heart is evil and war and might cannot remove from it the desire to kill others. Only God can and will end evil. Let us also pray for that day to come.
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