The Lithuanians: "We The People" - We Chose this country - Some Had No Choice

I have many things to be thankful for.
This will be my 61st Christmas Eve in America having arrived to the USA on October 30, 1948.

As an immigrant family escaping Soviet tyranny and the first Lithuanians of the New Wave post World War II to arrive in South Boston, it was not easy. We had no other contact with new arrivals until the following year. Our First Christmas Eve - Kucios was celebrated with relief.

As an immigrant family, we were a new unknown factor to many in the neighborhood.

In short, what saved "my life" many times was a phrase my father taught me. "We chose this country, you had no choice." There was more .. but this expalined much to ignorant behavior and expressed our love for America and Freedom. Some just took it for granted.

I will never forget these words and HOW proud I am to be an American on This Christmas Eve and many other occasions.

It just saddens me when there are those that do not think of America's best interest or forget that "We The People" formed this wonderful Democracy for All The People and not a special interest few . Some still just take it for granted and that they serve the people at the will of the people

I just had to Speak Up today.
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