[Mr. Silverback]

You know, I haven't even finished reading their crap and I want to ask them to step outside...accusing you of being "in the rear with the gear? Heck, I was more nervous about my nephew serving in the northern part of S. Korea than i was when he was in Iraq.

In my experience every single person who insists on comparing service conditions to show which soldiers are "really" brave is themselves a first-rate pussy. I never got anyplace more dangerous than an Air Force flightline, and I've had a Pearl Harbor survivor and a Bronze Star winner thank me for my service. Why? Because heroes are above that kind of thing, and wimps need to prove how "tough" they are, usually by "proving" how tough somebody else isn't.

[Hunble]

Well stated, and anyone who has served in the military, understands exactly what you just said.

[smoothsailing]

Brother Vet Bump!