Is freedom really free? Just ask the many mothers and fathers, brothers, sisters, and friends of those who have died for us in the wars and battles that have made this country what it is today.

From a financial standpoint, these battles that have many women and men lose their lives cost us nothing. But deep in our hearts, we have lost a true American, a human being whose worth is beyond measure. To lose an American like this cost us more than money. It costs us a life cut short, a life that could have gone on to achieve great things. But we seldom realize that these people did achieve greatness. They gave to us our freedom, a gift purchased with blood shed for me and every other American to keep what we value sacred and safe.

But what can we do to show our appreiciation? There...