[bat-boy]

Are men who never serve in the military or who never see combat "not equal" with men who have?

In the eyes of the law yes they are. In the eyes of this vet, no they are not.

[bat-boy]

Let me restate so it makes a little more sense, as I misread the question In the eyes of the law non-vets are equal, in the eyes of this vet, no they are not equal.

[dtk]

Actually in the eyes of the law they are not totally equal. Many laws are made to “protect” vets. Like the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002. Prior to this there were others to protect Vietnam vets etc.