Independence Day. 4th Of July. Or Just Another Day At The Office?

 

 

 

In the business of our day-to-day lives we tend to forget what America is all about. We all get pumped for the elongated weekend, barbecuing, and quasi-legalized explosives of the Forth of July season. So with all that excitement it is easy to forget that there are many people all over the world waking up to put on the same uniform as if this is any other day just to protect our freedom and make it so that we can act like drunken idiots, ungrateful drivers and write about cartoons on the Internet. So before you scarf down your 5^th hot dog and drink your 14^th PBR, maybe you find a way to say “Thank You” to someone who’s making it all possible. Because if it wasn’t for members of our Marine Corp, Air Force, Coast Guard, Army and Navy, I can readily assure you that not only would we not be celebrating our independence today, but if we were it would be celebrated using the Russian, German or Japanese language.

 

Enclosed in this article is a video from Maximilian Uriarte, a Marine Corp vet and animator. This video puts a different spin on deployment and what happens when that service member doesn’t come home. More than just the humans in the room feel the loss, as you will see by the actions of his dog, Charlie. Grab a tissue because this video gets a little rough. The animation jumps quickly from outline and almost pre-prod drawings to incredibly detailed, as is the case when Charlie catches the Frisbee. The voice acting is very well executed. A pretty solid video regardless of military affiliation because it really just boils down to a dog, his boy, and the terrible realizations that at any moment there could be a knock at the door.

 

God Bless all those who serve and all who have served. We here at Bubbleblabber appreciate the sacrifices that both you and your families have made. May God continue to bless America, as one day we’ll figure out all of this hostility, poverty and illness and become a happy nation again.

(@chefrichBB) is a real American. Fight for the right of every man. ::rips shirt like The Hulkster::