Via The Blaze:
Before mentioning the National Rifle Association or even firearms at the gun rights group’s annual meeting in Nashville on Friday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, asked all the men and women in the audience who serve or have served in the armed forces to stand so they could be properly thanked.
“Freedom. Endowed by our Creator. Defined by our Constitution, but defended each and every day by the men and women who proudly wear the uniform of these United States,” Walker began.
He then asked anyone who is serving or has served in the military to stand and be recognized. Predictably, the audience immediately erupted in applause.
The governor said he carries patches with him every day to remind him of the men and women from the National Guard units in Wisconsin that are still deployed today.