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>>Our military is not composed of mercenaries. We recruit our force from citizens and legal permanent residents.Our military is not composed of mercenaries. We recruit our force from citizens and legal permanent residents.<<

Apparently not — it isn’t being a mercenary to put one’s life on the line for us and just ask that we reward that with recognition of the sacrifice.

I am still quite torn...

What is your problem? Illegal aliens cannot join the US military. Why would we want to bring people into our military who have entered our country illegally, probably committed identity theft, evaded taxes, etc.? How can we do a good background investigation on them? What kind of security clearances would they have?

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Apparently not — it isn’t being a mercenary to put one’s life on the line for us and just ask that we reward that with recognition of the sacrifice.

I don't want an illegal alien to put their life on the line for me or sacrifice anything for this country. They should just leave. I say that as a veteran who served 8 years in the military including a year in Vietnam. Service in the military is an honor and privilege. There is no quid pro quo for that service.