This morning on TikTok, I saw a video of the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park in Cañon City, Colorado. My last memory of that bridge is of my father walking across it with my then two-year-old son and my two daughters. It’s one of the highest bridges in the United States. My father a Puerto Rican man who proudly served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars crossed that bridge with his grandchildren. He earned five Bronze Medals serving the Army he loved, for the family and nation he cherished. He passed away from the effects of Agent Orange 20 years after retiring. If his health had allowed it, I believe he would have kept going. Now, when I look at that bridge, I don’t just see steel and cables I see memories that bring a smile to my face and warmth to my heart. I know my father loved us deeply. My father trusted that bridge as he trusted the Army he served and the promise he made to the constitution.
I look at what’s happening in our nation, and my heart aches. I cry for what we are allowing to happen. Yet even though the bridge sways, I believe with all my heart that it will hold that we will not fall apart. I had lost hope, but I now realize that sometimes when hope feels lost, it's only being shaken tested so that our beliefs might be strengthened. The men who built that bridge must have known it would need to withstand storms just like our people, our spirit, and our faith. Today, I see the light. I see the sky painted with colors that remind me: in the end, He wins.
Your words brought tears to my eyes. The service of your father and his faith in this nation will never be forgotten. I’m so glad that the bridge can be a sign of hope for us all, and the words of my heart resonated with yours this day.
Bridges can and are abused. If I drive a truck over a bridge burdened with too much weight, I destroy the bridge for everyone. If I abuse a system for my own advantage I destroy the system for everyone. If I allow someone else to use the bridge for nefarious acts I put my loved ones at risk. Let’s make sure we see to the security of the bridges as well as the fair, compensatory uses.
You are one of my favorite people on this earth.
This morning on TikTok, I saw a video of the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park in Cañon City, Colorado. My last memory of that bridge is of my father walking across it with my then two-year-old son and my two daughters. It’s one of the highest bridges in the United States. My father a Puerto Rican man who proudly served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars crossed that bridge with his grandchildren. He earned five Bronze Medals serving the Army he loved, for the family and nation he cherished. He passed away from the effects of Agent Orange 20 years after retiring. If his health had allowed it, I believe he would have kept going. Now, when I look at that bridge, I don’t just see steel and cables I see memories that bring a smile to my face and warmth to my heart. I know my father loved us deeply. My father trusted that bridge as he trusted the Army he served and the promise he made to the constitution.
I look at what’s happening in our nation, and my heart aches. I cry for what we are allowing to happen. Yet even though the bridge sways, I believe with all my heart that it will hold that we will not fall apart. I had lost hope, but I now realize that sometimes when hope feels lost, it's only being shaken tested so that our beliefs might be strengthened. The men who built that bridge must have known it would need to withstand storms just like our people, our spirit, and our faith. Today, I see the light. I see the sky painted with colors that remind me: in the end, He wins.
Your words brought tears to my eyes. The service of your father and his faith in this nation will never be forgotten. I’m so glad that the bridge can be a sign of hope for us all, and the words of my heart resonated with yours this day.
Bridges can and are abused. If I drive a truck over a bridge burdened with too much weight, I destroy the bridge for everyone. If I abuse a system for my own advantage I destroy the system for everyone. If I allow someone else to use the bridge for nefarious acts I put my loved ones at risk. Let’s make sure we see to the security of the bridges as well as the fair, compensatory uses.
Yes to this suggestion. And they also require ongoing maintenance.