America is gearing up for the big Olympic event in London this next week. On display for the world to see will be our own superhero athletes representing this great nation of ours. The world will be watching, as our men and women compete, cheer, and wave the stars and stripes in celebration of victories, we may be fortunate to achieve. So it goes for all nations, who will send their superheros to the world competition. Each nation's people will have a patriotic verve that seems to be only surpassed in times of conflict.

The world will be watching, and more importantly our children will have an opportunity to watch many of our nation's athletes become national heroes. I look forward to this opportunity of planting the seeds of American patriotism to people around the world, for reasons other than an armed conflict. It is my sincere hope the example our nation sets at this year's games, is a platform that inspires a patriotic nation of future superheros. 

Branding our nation's goods as Made in America, was once more than a mere tag on the back of a shirt, coat, hat, or food package. It was a statement of our national patriotism often incorporated into a brand or product through an emblem that was proudly displayed in packaging or in advertisement of goods. American companies were once proud to use our nation's patriotic symbols to market their products. Today we search for an obscure label, or tiny script on the container. The once proud symbols of American patriotism, that scattered seeds of America throughout our nation and the world, are all but relics in the marketplace today.