Memorial Day: scenes of our beautiful America
May 30, 2011
I don’t want to get into politics, but I’ve always sensed that agriculturalists are a little more patriotic than the average American.
Perhaps it’s because we see the delicate balance of life and death from a closer vantage point than most, or maybe it’s because we have a strong connection to the land, a deep appreciation that’s bred from generations of hard-working, big-hearted, tough-as-nails, blue collar Americans who cared for it before us.
Either way, we know what’s at stake. Today we say an extra special thank you to the men and women who sacrifice everything we often take for granted–a good night’s sleep in our own beds, a simple supper at home with family, an early morning of checking cows and breathing in that fresh, crisp American air.
Our team is pretty darn lucky. We get to travel to all ends of this nation and we get to go to some pretty scenic, off-the-map places. We know this is the land that so many troops have fought to protect and we salute them for all they’ve done.
As a tribute,here’s “America the Beautiful” the way we see it in cattle country:
O beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
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