@gunneresq this is another great piece, in a world where material things are valued over life and dignity, that's a world where patriotism becomes a punishable virtue, but like I always say; the best time to do what is right is when nobody is looking at you, it's called dignity.
Patriotism is an act of sacrifice and a responsibility.

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.

Barack Obama