Take a knee...
I don't think I've ever read anything more powerful than this piece.

It was written by Ted Nugent

Take a little trip to Valley Forge in January. Hold a musket ball in your Fingers and imagine it piercing your flesh and breaking a bone or two.
There won't be a doctor or trainer to assist you until after the battle, so Just wait your turn. Take your cleats and socks off to get a real Experience.

Then, take a knee on the beach in Normandy where man after American man Stormed the beach, even as the one in front of him was shot to pieces, the Very sea stained with American blood. The only blockers most had were the
Dead bodies in front of them, riddled with bullets from enemy fire.

Take a knee in the sweat soaked jungles of Vietnam. From Khe Sanh to Saigon, anywhere will do. Americans died in all those jungles. There was no Playbook that told them what was next, but they knew what flag they Represented. When they came home, they were protested as well, and spit on
For reasons only cowards know.

Take another knee in the blood drenched sands of Fallujah in 110 degree Heat. Wear your Kevlar helmet and battle dress. Your number won't be Printed on it unless your number is up! You'll need to stay hydrated but There won't be anyone to squirt Gatorade into your mouth. You're on your Own.

There are a lot of places to take a knee where Americans have given their Lives all over the world. When you use the banner under which they fought As a source for your displeasure, you dishonor the memories of those who
Bled for the very freedoms you have. That's what the red stripes mean. It Represents the blood of those who spilled a sea of it defending your Liberty.

While you're on your knee, pray for those that came before you, not on a Manicured lawn striped and printed with numbers to announce every inch of Ground taken, but on nameless hills and bloodied beaches and sweltering
Forests and bitter cold mountains, every inch marked by an American life Lost serving that flag you protest.

No cheerleaders, no announcers, no coaches, no fans, just American men and Women, delivering the real fight against those who chose to harm us, Blazing a path so you would have the right to "take a knee." You haven't Any inkling of what it took to get you where you are, but your "protest" is
Duly noted. Not only is it disgraceful to a nation of real heroes, it Serves the purpose of pointing to your ingratitude for those who chose to Defend you under that banner that will still wave long after your jersey is Retired.

If you really feel the need to take a knee, come with me to church on Sunday and we'll both kneel before Almighty God. We'll thank Him for Preserving this country for as long as He has. We'll beg forgiveness for our Ingratitude for all He has provided us. We'll appeal to Him for Understanding and wisdom. We'll pray for liberty and justice for all,
Because He is the one who provides those things. But there will be no Protest. There will only be gratitude for His provision and a plea for His Continued grace and mercy on the land of the free and the home of the Brave.
It goes like this, GOD BLESS AMERICA

Well said.

I predict this will not end well.

yep +1 and I hope it doesn't.

I hope all sports league suffer for this great disrespect of our nation, Flag, and men and women who served.

The messenger is problematic.

Ted Nugent or me?

Ted. He's widely believed to be a draft dodger. Never been proven, but...

Not written by Ted Nugent, the guy who soiled his pants to avoid the draft. People like you co-opted the kneeling as an attack against the US military. Kaepernick originally protested without kneeling, but on Sept. 1, 2016, he transitioned to taking a knee in protest instead. This was based on advice from retired Green Beret Nate Boyer, who suggested kneeling during the ceremony would be more respectful towards veterans.

The kneeling will happen at the HS level as well, and the ones that don't will have a tough time at school. I predict

It was his radical wife.

The NFL should ban taking a knee on kick offs. No more intentional touch backs, they should be a man and run the ball out of the endzone.

I'm for it.

I just copied and pasted from a Facebook post and sharing differing opinions. I have no clue who wrote it and don’t care. Just sharing different opinions.

Yes, apparently originally written by...

You want to take a knee?

©Stanislaus Drew 8/24/17

Back when I was in HS and college the teams didn’t come onto the field until after the National Anthem. That’s my solution or don’t play the anthem at all.