Dear Editor:

Another Thanksgiving Day offers another opportunity to give thanks for our family, close friends and the freedom we enjoy at the expense of the sacrifices made by our early forefathers and all those who served our nation.

It is so easy to become complacent as we go about our daily lives and never stop to appreciate how truly lucky we are and have that conversation with our children and grandchildren and impress upon them the duty of every American to be vigilant in protecting and defending that cherished freedom.

As former President Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than a generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation for it comes only once to a people.”

With the recent elect

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