Military service? Well, when and in what branch did you serve? And were you drafted?
I wasn't aware that the word "God" was regarded as profane.
Frankly, I thank God every day that I was born in the USA, by God.
God bless the USA.
And God bless us, everyone.
Amen.
Oh, so you did NOT serve in any branch of the service. So your "sense of obligation to this nation" doesn't include any actual OBLIGATION at all. Just as I thought! :-)