Vote America, VOTE!

You know what today is, and this election day is projected to have record-setting turnout.  I brought a book to read in line, and if you are voting in NYC especially I’d suggest you do the same, or make friends with the people in line which is another way to meet your neighbors and fellow Americans.  We at Go America, GO! encourage you to exercise the unique privilege you have as an American: VOTE.  Use your voice by your vote at every voting opportunity, especially today.

Being able to vote is a fundamental component of being American.  I think of the many people in my family who are World War II veterans and what they fought for so I can vote, among other American privileges: my grandfather, who was awarded the Purple Heart as a member of the Third Division of the Marines in the Pacific, my Aunt Bette, who was one of the first women in the Navy, and my uncle Edward, who was president of his high school class at Farmington High School and was killed in the Pacific, aged 18, at Iwo Jima.  I also think of the Eagle Scout project my brother R.J. did in honor of this at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Connecticut.

Today we invite you to post your comments on what being able to vote as an American means to you.

-Chrissy