I have often thought that if those who start wars had to fight in them, we’d live in a much more peaceful world.
Today, I honor everyone who has served, or is currently serving in the armed forces. Thank you for your sacrifice.
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“The last honorable war was WWII.”
That’s the thing about wars these days. You never know if it’ll be regarded as just and heroic or vile and destructive. The modern professional soldier doesn’t get the option of deciding to join or not join based on the morality of a given conflict, because today wars are “come as you are” events.
The soldier puts his or her faith in the government to do the right thing and put them in harm’s way only for a cause that is worthwhile. So ultimately the soldier is placing his faith in all of the rest of us to do the right thing by voting and electing legislators who will not squander American lives for no good purpose.
It’s easy to call modern soldiers mercenaries, but maybe it’s time to look in the mirror and see what you’ve done lately to help this country act with honor on the world scene. Any argument you can give me in favor of not voting is a cop out. Vote, exercise your rights, and give the men and women of the military the right kind of civilian leadership.
Put faith in your country. That’s what veterans did.
I stil say ‘fnr’ is a tool.
i was in the military. i didnt view it as a sacrifice. i think the military did a lot for me…a lot more than spending the same amount of time in college would have. to look on people in the military as a bunch of saints that serve their country is to miss the point. we are all just regular guys and girls that hade their own reasons for joining just like most of you had your own reasons for going to college or, like FNR, clown college.
veterans rock. the people that stay back and support them rock. the people that dont support them have every right not to…that’s America.