God Bless America and Our Troops
How many of us were in that place oh so many years ago?My Dad was career enlisted Air Force.
I remember in 1968 as a Freshman in H.S. in Spokane, Washington seeing all the anti-war nutbags on TV and thinking how stupid they were, acting that way when our guys were over there FIGHTING a war. I NEVER understood it or sympathized with those losers.
In 1972, I graduated from H.S. at Lajes Field in The Azores, Portugal. I came back to go to college at UT-Arlington, Texas. Dad came back with me to get me set up before I went to school and I bought a 1965 Mustang with money I had earned, arranged for me to stay at my aunt and uncle's for the summer and after Dad went back I got a summer job. I bought me bumper sticker to put on my car:
"I'm PROUD to be an American!"
And I was, too. I still am!
I guess you were luckier than some.