Thanks Chainmail. Too bad some here have been so brainwashed with doubts. It makes me laugh sadly when others complain about the costs. Never heard from them when Obama was driving up our national debt by many trillions and destroying our economy as well as starving our military to death.
It always surprises me to hear antimilitary voices on the Freerepublic. Salon or Huffpost, sure - but a conservative site?
Weird.
When I got back from Vietnam I wore my uniform to go visit my parents. I was accosted by some lady who was connectedto an Anti Vietnam War demonstration nearby. She yelled a bunch of stuff at me about Vietnam and finished with “.. And I’ll NEVER let my son be a Marine!”.
I said “ Ma’am, I never asked my Mom if I could join the Marines - and when your son becomes a man, he won’t ask you either.”
That shut her up.