Importance Of Sacrifice For America

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As you think about it, America let people in the U.S.A have a lot of freedom, and we don't realize it. They make sacrifices and let us have rights that other counties don't give. We, as Americans, can resolve that problem by being in the army and working for the country. We can participate in the political things that happen in the U.S also. Freedom is feeling like you have no boundaries, like you can go anywhere and do anything, being carefree and at peace, with nothing to worry about and nothing to get you down. I think freedom is something almost everyone wishes they had more of, and nobody seems to ever have enough of.
Some sacrifices the U.S make for us is putting their life on the line by being in the army and police officers do the

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