On Memorial Day, we pause to thank those men and women who went to war for us and came home, and to remember those who didn’t.   But mostly, like Private Ryan, we pray that we are worthy of their ultimate sacrifice.

Two-hundred-thirty-four years ago, our forefathers went to war with their former country of origin because they wanted a new way of life for this new land.  This was to be the land not of rulers or sovereigns, but of free men of equal opportunity.  A land where the elected head of the country is addressed as Mr. President, rather than your highness.  To secure those rights, they went to war, expending their wealth, and lives to that goal.

From that day to this, men and women have at times of peril, when there was a threat to our freedoms,  gone to war to protect us and our unique way of life.  In no other land on Earth do people enjoy the same freedoms as us.  These very special rights we have were bought and paid for by the blood of our fighting men and women.  To not pay tribute would be a travesty.

But, to not be worthy of ttheir ultimate sacrifice would be a disgrace.  When we memorialize these patriots, let us search our souls and honor these brave men and women by caring for and preserving this country and our way of life.  That is the only true memorial to be laid at the foot of their tombs.

I want to thank Charlynn Wise from Goodland for the us of her father’s 1928 model A car for the Morocco parade. After the parade I went back to the Morocco park to talk to the local towns people at the park.

WASHINGTON — The Office of Congressional Ethics is turning over evidence to the Justice Department that suggests some defense contractors thought their campaign donations were influencing the award of special-interest projects by U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky and a handful of other members of Congress on key appropriations committees, the ethics office announced Thursday.

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Went out to the Porter Co. fairgrounds Sunday with volunteers, Debra & Augie Silingas and Carol Witecki to a car show and swap meet. We passed out Leyva campaign cards and buttons as we talked to many voters from the district. Sorry about only one picture, but the camera person wasn’t used to my camera. The  pics we took with Pete’s disgruntled voters, please forgive me for your non pictures on the website. I will see you again and we will get your pictures up next time. Thanks for your support and a special thanks to my volunteers that came out.

I want to thank you Leyva volunteers for helping out at the True Value car show in Roselawn this past Saturday. We had a lot of fun meeting and greeting people, your help made it a very successful day. This is the first of many in the process of taking back our country. To see more pics, scroll down to gallery on the lower right side of HOME page.