“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

Here lie the Remains of 4,402 American Soldiers who paid the High Price of Freedom

In Lazio Italy another 7,861 American Soldiers are interred who Paid the High Price of Freedom

Iraq and Afghanistan combined combat death is 5,281; Not to diminish, but to comprehend contrast the death totals of these two battles during WW2 which took the lives of 29,560 American soldiers in Italy.

Freedom is not free It is purchased with a very high price

16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

It is the soldier, not the reporter who gives us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet who gives us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer who gives us freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin in draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. ~ Dennis Edward O'Brien, Sergeant, USMC

It is Jesus, NOT Buddha, That died for your sins. It is Jesus, NOT Muhammad, Who rose again from the dead. It is Jesus, NOT Krishna, Who will one day judge you. It is Jesus, who left heaven for you, Came to earth to be like you, Went to the cross to die for you, And is the only way back to heaven. ~ Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer 2014