By David Casey
I believe America is the greatest country on Earth. That was part of my motivation to voluntarily serve her as I did for eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps. However, our celebration of America’s broad stripes and bright stars should not preclude us from challenging our country and ourselves to be better. To me, that’s what the upcoming March on Washington represents—an opportunity to be better.
Although I was not yet born when Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years ago, I do know that many of the convictions and social challenges he laid before us are just as relevant and malignant in 2013 as they were in 1963. To be sure, we have made real progress in many respects, but in many others, we have not only made little to no progress, we have regressed.
