We had the pride, what we didn't have was the nations respect, now we do.(at least 51% anyway)
I am a Beruit veteran. The first thank-you I received was after the first Gulf War. America's attitude towards the military changed during that war.
I'll agree with your qualified remark. THIS TIME, none of that behavior will be tolerated within my eyesight. The protesting scum that traveled to Crawford, Texas to dishonor their sons and OUR country need to be run off. Yes, I still believe strongly in "LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT!"
But they won't do either, there are like all the other Alec Baldwin scum that talk big, deliver nothing.
I belive you have the respect of far more than 51% of the nation.