[Tax-chick]

Best wishes to the young man, and may God keep him safe.

I sympathize with his father, even though I disagree with him ... it's very hard for any parent to have a child reject your strongly-held convictions.

[papertyger]

... it's very hard for any parent to have a child reject your strongly-held convictions.

I'm sure Father Mike realizes his own politics are a luxury paid for by men like his son.

[Starwolf]

We had a similar kind of thing happen in our family. My nephew enlisted. He reports on the 27th. Our family is firmly conservative, so we don't have any of the angst the peacenik father in this story does. That does not mean we are not praying for his safety.