[Night Hides Not]

The Army was very, very good to me. They paid my way through college via an ROTC scholarship. I graduated from Gonzaga University with no student debt whatsoever.

Although I was expecting Finance Corps, thanks to my degree in Public Accounting, my branch was Air Defense Artillery. That led to a 4+ year tour in Germany, in a battalion whose mission was short-range air defense: 6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery, motto "Night Hides Not".

After Germany, I spent 4 years at Fort Bliss, where I met my wife, and completed my Masters Degree on the GI Bill.

[rlmorel]

When I say that I love my country, its acceptance into the military, education of me while on active duty, and opportunities offered to me (which have served me richly my entire adult life) are one of the main reasons.

I hear stories like yours (and mine) and it reinforces my gratitude for what the USA did for me as a citizen.

I get angrier than hell when I hear people say the military is institutionally racist...it is the most un-institutionally racist thing that exists in this country.

I used to think that voluntary military enlistment was something I would recommend to any young person, but some of the BS I see now...well...it gives me pause, I admit.