To those who are serving, have served, or have given the ultimate sacrifice,

I do not know if you hear this enough but it will be my first point: thank you. Thank you for putting your life on the line and risking it for a nation that does not appreciate you. I am mostly sorry because many men and women who I know have fought and still fight for that flag. Men and women of all races, sexualities, and religions have fought for our country, but many people do not see it that way. They see the flag that you fought for, the American flag as a disposable symbol and it is honestly sickening.

I know you see this when you turn on your television and see the protest where the flag that you have risked your life for being spat on, stepped on, and set on fire. I know you get angry, because I do too.I honestly do not know how the exact people that you defend every day are the same ones who are willing to disrespect the nation that lets them freely express their political protest by stomping on the flag.

They do not see the faces of the millions of brave Americans who have fought for that flag, they do not see the dead bodies being brought off of planes for the last time, and they do not see the pain that you all go through to ensure that those of us who actually reside in America are able to sleep at night without worrying about a terrorist attack.

I am sorry that the nation that you have fought for has turned into a bunch of cry babies who disregard the meaning on what the flag is for because it would violate their "freedom of speech." I am sorry that the nation that you have fought for has not found a way to bypass this so-called freedom.

I am thankful now, tomorrow, and always for your service to our freedoms. I am proud to be an American, where at least I know I am free. God bless the USA!