We should always be thankful for the blessings that the Good Lord has bestowed upon the people of this exceptional nation, it is equally as important a time for a reality check and for preparation.
Today, I am thankful, grateful and blessed as an individual with a wonderful, loving and heathy family (and smart too..😉. And on this day, I would also like to take the opportunity as I do each year to thank my NYPD partner Mike for his contribution to our collective efforts in that old police adage of making sure we each went home safely at the end of each tour.
But, the truth be told, there is little to be thankful for outside of my personal world of family and friends, where this year everywhere feels different: as an individual, as a father, as an American, as a former US Marine, as an NRA firearms instructor, and believe that although we should always be thankful for the blessings that the Good Lord has bestowed upon the people of this exceptional nation, it is equally as important a time for a reality check and for preparation.