[Colt .45]

No, we don't have a corner on patriotism. However, my feelings come from the abuses suffered in 1974 to 1978. I have seen the all the things you mentioned and congratulate those who have the courage to leave their couches and protest in the streets. But we, who have left home and family behind to go off to some foreign dungheap to fight for your freedom to leave said couch and protest, know more of what the cost of that freedom entails. So I really don't care whether you "buy" the fact that my skepticism is real or not. If you haven't served in the military, you really don't know.

[sauropod]

Still not buying it. I may not personally served in the military, but I know quite a few who did and still do, and further, have been working for a Service in a civilian capacity for 16 years now on weapons systems for you guys to use.

I don't really care about your skepticism. I know that what I do is right and appreciated by others that serve their country and not quite so arrogant as you.