I realize I see many things differently than others but this veteran stuff at the shows and now at church I find a bit demeaning of the veterans. The last time anyone fought/died or were wounded to protect our freedom was WWII. All wars or conflicts or police actions since have been political and our freedom was never in question. Thanking them for our freedom cheapens all those who died for our freedom such as the men and women who died in our Revolutionary war and wars where our freedom was up for grabs. If we want to honor the veterans we should stop wasting the lives of our military. When they come home stop calling them heroes and help them and pay them a decent wage. But how could that compare with applause from a bunch of strangers who didn't volunteer and were able to avoid the draft. Veterans are being applauded by a group of people who were unwilling to help in time of war. At least some of those veterans had no intention of being a veteran. In Viet Nam I know of cases where some were sent to war as punishment because they screwed up.
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