April 13, 2009 - Yes, America is a nation of heroes and Captain Phillips of the Maersk Alabama is our most recent brave American pressed into service when the forces of incarnate evil threatened his ship and the ship’s crew. And yes, his heroism was punctuated by the highly-trained heroes on board the U. S. S Bainbridge who in an instant, took advantage of a split-second opportunity when Captain Phillips risked his life and jumped overboard, for the second time, killed 3 of the pirates on board the little life boat and captured the 4th. Let us not forget the courageous crew of the Maersk Alabama whose bravery thwarted a full take over of the ship by the pirates. A happy ending to an all-too-often event that is dismally short of happy endings. Yes, we are a nation of heroes and all American citizens are being called on today to be heroes once more, at time when an incarnate evil is working diligently towards the ultimate destruction of the good ship America, her freedom and her way of life, that has been the beacon of hope around the world for over 200 years.

But will good Americans wait until it is too late to become heroes, in order to save the U. S. S. America from sinking into the briny deep of abject socialism, or worse, fascism? Even though our enemy is but an idea, our current situation is no less dire than the one that Captain Phillips faced on the little life boat. What is even more disturbing, this incarnate evil has been knocking on freedom’s door for no less than 100 years. And we won’t have the highly-trained heroes of our proud U. S. Navy to take down our domestic enemy when a split-second opportunity presents itself. We will only have the courage, commitment and determination of tens of millions of proud, free and brave American individuals, working side by side, to thwart this enemy, this false idea of international socialism, that threatens our liberty and our very sovereignty.

Each American must ask him or her self, would we offer ourselves up as a captive to the enemy in order to save other Americans (his crew), as Captain Phillips did? Would we do as he did in the face of certain death, jump overboard? Would we, when called upon, pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor as did the Founding Fathers, who but almost to a man, lost all three to deliver unto all Americans, our cherished gift of freedom and liberty?

Yes, we are a nation of heroes and it is generations of heroes that have freed over a billion people from slavery, that whose creativity, industriousness and productivity have raised many nations out of the clutches of poverty and whose generosity is unequalled by any other country on Earth. We are a nation of hope for all of the world and who have given a good portion of the world the knowledge, technology and resources to other countries, so that they may join us under the umbrella of freedom.

But at any time in our 232-year history, we are being called upon as never before, to be the hero that Captain Phillips was in the last few days of his ordeal. We are being called upon to save our freedom, our liberty and our sovereignty. Should we not answer the call very soon, the good ship America will be lost at sea with all hands and the entire world will be the worse for it.

Yes, we are a nation of heroes and our courage and our sacrifice are needed now. Will you answer the call? We’re betting that a Nation of Heroes will not let America down and freedom will be preserved for future generations of the ubiquitous American hero.

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Ron Ewart is the President of The National Association of Rural Landowners and may reached for comment via email at r.ewart@comcast.net.