My parents are part of the Greatest Generation. I mean this literally. This generation made personal sacrifices for the good of the country. In time of war everyone sacrificed, not just the men and women in uniform.

They were a generation that put their country first. They took this country from a second rate power to a world power and finally the superpower. As they reached retirement age they handed my generation a country that was powerful and respected. They achieved this thru sacrifice, hard work, and integrity.

I am of the “Me” generation. A generation driven by greed, not love of country. We are the first generation that thought the word sacrifice applies to others; never to ourselves. Our actions have put the gift our parents gave us at risk.

There are indicators that show the country has been on a downward slope for the past 15 years. The actions of our generation during the past five years have placed us on a steep downhill ride that threatens everything our parents gave to us.