soldiers fight for the freedom of the American people, so that we can live in a country that doesn't persecute you for believing a certain way or feeling a certain way about something. Our first amendment gives the power of freedom of speech, so that we may express our beliefs. But how is that when one man takes a knee for something he believes in, he is persecuted against and looked upon as a disgrace? In every sports game, when a player is injured, everyone takes a knee. What if the protesters intent for kneeling is simply because our country is hurt, so we are going to take a knee for it? People are also asking what good is this doing towards the effort to stop the problems. However in the month of October people wear pink for breast cancer, the two have the same effect. They are simply bringing awareness and attention to the problem and