I'm sorry for your loss.
No man who ever put on a uniform can be faulted for the political malfeasance of the civilian leadership.
And for those who fell? They are the ghosts who torment the evil. They still serve.
My kid once wrote “Given a choice and an opportunity, I’d gladly do my part to “restructure” the commercial institutions that poison the society whose flag will one day be draped over my coffin. [/rant] “ I think he was about 19 at the time.
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