Her name is Allie Bleu Tucker, and I feel she has a lesson to teach America. Okay, I may be a little partial. She is my niece-to-be, but I think anyone who meets her will agree with me. She is only four years old, yet she is more patriotic than many Americans in this country. She has that “child-like innocence” that seems to flee us as we progress in years. If we could only capture that again, we’d all be better for it.

 Allie has a heart for God, America, and music. Her dream is to “sing on stage,” as she puts it. Her parents, Dusty and Lisa (and even her little sister, Lathan) continuously support her in that dream. Lathan is usually shaking her groove thing beside Allie. She sings at church and wherever she can get her hands on a microphone.

 One day, she and I started listening to “God Bless the U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood. She sat in my lap and listened to each word as we played it over and over again. I asked her if this would be a song she would consider learning so that others could hear it. She was 100% all in. In only 30 minutes or so, she had the song mostly memorized. Then, she stood and delivered her newly learned lyrics to the family with the karaoke version. I could not shake the chills that crept up my spine. You could literally see every single word filter through her heart and out of her lips. When she sang the words “and I won’t forget the men who died who gave that right to me,” she instinctively saluted.

 This song has become her favorite song. She practices it every single day. Tomorrow, she’ll sing it at Valdosta’s Independence Day TEA Party. But the important thing is not that a four year old loves this song. The important part is that she knows what this song means. Her mama recently told me that when she sees a man or woman in uniform, she always makes some reference about him or her fighting for us. She has a respect for those men and women that many fail to hold. What’s more, she wants to sing this song to the soldiers. She, on her own, wants them to know that she is thankful for them fighting for our freedom. Tomorrow, her song will be dedicated to them.

 Allie is proud to be an American, and she is patriotic not because she is political. She is patriotic through innocence. She has no idea about our deficit or the problems we now face. She doesn’t know about the corruption leading this nation. She is not consumed by left versus right or republican versus democrat. All she knows is she was born into a free country, and she is thankful for those who fight to keep it that way. Allie is the type of American we all need to strive to become—passionate, loving, genuine, and proud.

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• |2010-07-03 03:29:43 Jason, former Submarine Sailor  - Very Proud....
  What an amazing little girl!! I remember as a child playing army in the rain. I was happy to have served my country and wish others were as patriotic as I am. I wish her the best and may her voice touch others the way this story did me.
  
  God Bless
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• |2010-07-03 03:32:25 Jennifer  - Touched
  I am so touched by this blog. I come from a line of war veterans. May she touch the hearts of others as she sings her song tomorrow as she has touched my by your blog. God Bless Allie tomorrow and all of the men and women are currently and have served our country.
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• |2010-07-03 04:52:43 Scott retired Submarine Sailor
  Video tape it and upload it to Foxnews...also post on youtube...it will be a classic...make sure u send me a copy too
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• |2010-07-03 04:56:13 Marta  - Don't let her lose it
  My two kids didn't have any singing talent but they too had a deep respect for the men and women serving in the military. They also understood how fortunate they were to live in the U.S.A. because their grandparents had to escape their birthplace, through land mines, to be able to one day legally come here. To make sure that my kids never lost their beliefs, I removed them from public school. The following year my daughter's former classmates were taught that things are not so black and white, such as, Hitler did alot of wonderful things for Germany. Removing them was the best thing I ever did.
  
  Your little niece is a real treasure. Hopefully that won't be lost by putting her in public school.
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• |2010-07-03 05:09:49 Gordon
  It is a wonderful thing that she has taken to this. Unfortunately they have taken all of these lessons out of our schools. I am sure with an Aunt like you, you will stear her in the right direction!!!!
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• |2010-07-03 11:52:01 Tonya (retried Navy Chief)
  Love this story! And you are right, there need to be more people just like her! It does my heart good to hear of such innocence and patrotism. Thanks for sharing this and God bless her, her family and our troops!
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• |2010-07-03 13:44:17 Troy (former Army Ranger)
  This young lady gives hope for the future. Kids around the world just like her is what the military fights for, so that they can grow up in a world free from oppression and fear. It brought a tear to my eye to think that a 4 year old needs to remind the country of the sacrifice made by a few men and women. God bless her and her family, God bless this country and all those who put their lives on the line everyday.
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• |2010-07-03 13:50:13 Kelly (former AF wife)
  Thanks for sharing Ashleigh. Make sure to record and post on Facebook. I would love to see her sing. My little girl is also 4! They are just precious at this age.
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• |2010-07-03 14:39:23 David
  I'm all choked up.
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• |2010-07-03 19:39:53 Ed
  That was Great,I'll incorporate this young persons heart and spirit in my lesson to my Sunday School class .
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• |2010-07-03 20:15:24 Ray
  As a retired Military Member, I am happy and proud of this young spirit. She is one of the reasons we who are or where in the military give it our all. We are proud of and love our Country. Thank you from all of us.
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• |2010-07-03 23:33:06 txinva
  Even as we are worried about the future, we see God raising up new leaders for this nation.
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• |2010-07-04 01:10:56 Candie Helton
  Patriotic by innocence, the innoncence that allows children to see the good in the worst of people. Now if we can instill that Patriotism simply by it being the right thing to do..We all have different opinions of our leaders and protests are made and marches marched..but once that executive decision is made we must stand united or devided we fall. Awesome little girl.
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• |2010-07-04 01:25:59 ashleigh
  video is now posted as "Pt 2 Red, White and Allie Bleu" in another blog if you are interested. She is so touched by your feedback, thank-you!
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