Kristinn, it pisses me off that this country is forgetting these men and women due to war fatigue.
The public is war weary?, how the **** do you think these vets feel?
No generation of Americans has ever served in a war theater longer than our current military.
Friday night I had the honor of attending an event for the Navy Seal Foundation. Patsy Dietz and Cindy Axelson were there (husbands were two of the three fallen Seals in Afghanistan in Operation Red Wings with “Lone Survivor” Marcus Luttrell). Other Seal widows and children also attended, and current and retired Seals.
There were some very sobering and tearful moments, especially when a retired Seal that was really tight with the fallen in Operation Red Wings did a role call for all Seals that have died in combat since 9-11. You could tell when he was reading the name of a close friend, he had a difficult time.
Certainly put a real face on Memorial Day.