[madfly]

I live in a complex with a lot of old vets. This is so distressing, I don't tell them what's going on. I don't want to break their hearts. They are old and sickly, but oh so proud and patriotic. This breaks my heart.

[DoughtyOne]

We should be ashamed of ourselves. Someone paid a high price to deliver us into the land of plenty. Now we repay them by acting as if the price they paid was nothing of importance. You're right not to tell them. Some of us understand and are determined to make sure they didn't fight in vain. They deserve to live their lives in peace.