What would you do if you were fighting for your country? Would you be proud?  People fighting for their countries are patriots. Are patriots important? Does patriotism still exist? Patriotism is still important, because there are still patriots, and they still risk their lives to make their country a better place.

    What is patriotism, and who are patriots?  Patriotism is the love of a country, and the will to fight, and risk your life for it. The devotion to a country is also a big part of patriotism.  Patriots believe in their country. These people would rather die than see their country fall apart. Veterans are people who have fought in earlier wars. These are people who might have fought in world war one, or world war two.  Veterans are also patriots; it's just that they are usually from a while back.

    Although there are patriots, the real question would be asking if patriotism exists. Random people will leave there families, and go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or another middle east country, and fight for what they believe in. That's patriotism, right?  It doesn't make much sense, how people would say that it doesn't exist.

    Even though patriotism exists, that doesn't necessarily mean that it matters. Again, some people will say it still matters, and some people won't. That's an opinion.  It matters, because without patriotism, our country might not be safe. The people who fight, might be brought home, and the U.S would have no protection.  That would definitely not be a good thing.

    Patriotism is many things. Patriots have the will, and courage. Although some people may not believe, or support this, patriotism still exists, and matters. It exists, because there even still, people are fighting for their country, and what they believe in.