God Bless the Forces of Might for Right

An open letter to student Richard Lee Delgaudio and the other young men and women of our armed forces preparing for war.

I want to say thank you and God bless you as you prepare to defend your country, your loved ones and a system of government unique in all of the world. I am praying for you and I am so grateful to you. I am writing these words to you and to the members of the Scouts/Recon platoon of the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Air Assault Division of the United States Army at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, before you are sent to war. This message is for every member of the "Tiger Force," for the entire 101st Air Assault Division and for every member of our armed forces of the United States. God bless all of you.

I have answered the call to be a Founding co-chairman of Operation Appreciation to express thanks and Appreciation to you and to all our Armed Forces who go forth as our champions. I am proud to serve with fellow co-chairmen, Admiral Thomas Moorer USN (Ret.), the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, and with Major General Richard Anson US Army (Ret.), And with Richard Delgardio, chairman of the Operation Appreciation Freedom Center Foundation.

They say so much about their so-called belief in God, these evil terrorists. But, this country, America, is the nation founded on a belief in the Almighty, the belief in righteousness and the belief that each person of whatever nationality, whatever background, whatever origin, should be left alone to worship God as he, alone sees fit. We are the Americans, in a nation truly founded upon moral right, whose first settlers kneeled down at Plymouth Rock and gave thanks to the Almighty.

We are a nation whose sons have a Very good reason to be proud of what they are defending-not just their neighbors and families and country, but a system which, as Abraham Lincoln said, must not be allowed to perish from the earth.

As I write you these words of explanation -- and I believe we older people owe you young people wearing that uniform a very good explanation for what you are now facing -- I hope you remember that I am thinking of you all as you prepare for the task ahead.

The time of mourning is ending. The time of sadness must be put to the side. We must shrug off the shock so many of us still feel. Now, you have to go to fight the war. I will pray for your safe and sound return. Our loved ones in the Armed Forces of the United States must under- stand what it is they face, and why we ask them to go forth for us in this sacred mission. For you, and not your adversary, are the Mujhaddin, the Holy Warriors. Let me explain why.

You have heard me speak several times at your tae kwon do graduation classes. I have spoken out over and over again of the goodness of the American Founding Fathers Freedom System. Back during the time of the American Revolution, then, as today, it boiled down to the Slavery System verses the Freedom System in the world. Unquestionably, slavery represents evil. Freedom represents the good on earth.

My martial arts black belt form named Might for Right, choreographed to the classical music "Exodus," is a martial arts ballet that teaches the story in action as in sound, of this elemental, basic fight on earth between the good and the evil.

You and those preparing for this fight, from your fighting Tiger Force to all the Armed Forces of the United States, are the forces for good, the forces of moral right. I want you to know that from now until the day you return, I have asked every Jhoon Rhee black belt in the world to join me in dedicating all performances of this black belt form, "Might for Right," to you and to the Americans who have answered our nation's call to duty. You who are all so selflessly work- ing to defend your families your neighbors, your country, our system, our values.

This war may be long; it may be expensive; it may cost us dearly, All this, I do not Know. I only know that it must be done and That Americans must pledge their unceasing, unwavering and total support to you, to our President and to a defense of our most basic values.

Human history has seen a constant conflict between good and evil. The conflict began with one person against on person and then between small groups, between cities, between nations, between ideologies, and most fundamental of all, most elemental of all, the fight between evil against good. you are not fighting for territory, not for things, not for goods, not for money, but for this cause of right. This freedom system, this cause of right, is the only system on earth that allows happy living for all.

Alex de Tocqueville, a French juror, visited America in 1831 to investigate why America was exploding with growth and prosperity. He interviewed many people to learn the secret. When he returned to France, he wrote two thick volumes of a wonderful book, "Democracy in America." In it, he said: "I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there; in her fertile fields and boundless prairies, and it was not there; in her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there. Not until I went to the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great."

The goal of our nations's Founding Fathers was not simply to declare independence and obtain freedom for themselves. Quite the contrary. They were selfless when they declared eternal hostility to all forms of slavery. Their enemy was the slave system run by dictators and tyrants. Their goal was to remove this evil from the face of the earth through a Declaration of Independence aimed to enlighten, to educate their fellow man and give knowledge of God-given freedoms. They wanted sovereignty for their new nation, but they wanted their fellow man to be aware of the superiority of the freedom system versus the slave system.

That Declaration of Independence- that announcement of the Freedom System, caused a war. Now, the evildoers seek to hurt and even to destroy America, the founding nation and champion of this won- derful Freedmon System. Once again, as has happened several times in our nation's history, we Americans must ask our young people to step forward and go to war to protect and to defend this, the most right- eous nation on earth today, this, what the great President Ronald Reagan called "the shining city on a hill."

I emphasize this point to you, the soldiers of Good; you, the forces of Might for right are at war with evil. You are the defenders not just of your fellow warriors in your unit, not just the champion of your hometowns, your community, your state, your country, your government. You go forth to preserve the Freedom System, you go into combat as the champions of the Founding Fathers of the greatest, most moral country in The history of this planet.

Again and again, Americans have helped people all over the world. Frequently with money, often with fighting troops to secure freedom by force of arms against dictators and evildoers, and always, with the words and ideals of the founding fathers who fought the Revolutionary War to found this freedom system.

As my students I have continually devoted myself to proclaim and teach the truth about the generosity of America and the righteousness of the freedom system throughout the world for the last quarter of a century in Korea, Japan and in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Sadly, many of our fellow Americans do not know these truths-that ours is a history of generosity that has benefited the world. Our founding fathers created the finest governing system in the history of this planet.

The assault on America by the evildoers was designed to make us back off. We will not. The terrorists want us to shut up. We will proclaim freedom - if not from the rooftops of the World Trade Center, then from a thousand campfires of you, the Forces of Might for Right, you, the armed forces of the United States of America who are being sent abroad to seek out evil and to wipe it from the face of the earth.

The tyrants came into our homeland and they killed our men, women and children. They destroyed our property, defaced the beautiful skyline of New York City. They left us something to remember. We will remember. And then we will come for them, and we will free men, women, and children. We will teach the value of property, and we will give them something to remember. They and the world, will never, ever forget us.

No, we will not back off. Instead, we will expand the Freedom System of the American founding Fathers on this planet. As Admiral Yamamoto admitted after his warplanes had done their work at Pearl Harbor, the evildoers have awakened a sleeping giant. December 7, 1941 was the beginning of the end of an evil Japanese empire. Now, September 11, 2001 is the beginning of the end of terrorism and the start of another expansion in the world of the U.S.A. Freedom System.

I salute the armed forces of the United States and our President. I beg Americans to stand united in the coming, prolonged and expensive defense of our most sacred and cherished beliefs.

On behalf of Operation Appreciation of the Freedom Center Foundation, I address these words of gratitude to all of freedom's defenders - to every man and woman wearing the uniform of the United States military-and to those who work intelligence and who don't ever wear a uniform.

God bless you, the forces of Might for Right. I pray for you to return home safely and soon, and most of all, victorious in this fight for the greatest nation with the finest ideals in the history of the planet. God bless you. God bless America.

Jhoon Rhee is co-chairman of Operation Appreciation, a project of the Freedom Center Foundation. Rhee is a 10th degree black belt and is considered to be the Father of tae kwon do in the United States and in the former Soviet Union. He was awarded the 721st Point of Light Award by President George Bush. Grand Master Rhee will dedicate a portion of all speaking engagement honoraria to purchasing articles, which will give comfort to members of the Armed forces of the United States - items not provided by the Armed Forces. Grand Master Rhee is one of the first to donate to this cause. Inquires about speaking may be addressed to Ken Carlson by calling (703) 273-5425.

Tax deductible donations may be sent to: Freedom Center Foundation Operation Appreciation Project, Richard A. Delgaudio, Board Chairman Freedom Center 10560 Main Street, Suite 217 Fairfax, VA 22030

For the full text of the Jhoon Rhee letter, further explanation of this project and the list of items needed for seviceman, visit: www.FreedomCenterFoundation.org, or e-mail RichardDelgaudio@aol.com.