[ladyinred]

I agree Amy. The word Patriot means more than just serving in the military too. A dictionary meaning is simply, "One who loves his or her country." You can be patriotic without having served in the military just by loving and honoring your country.
Because we do love our country, we honor our past, present, and future men and women who serve to protect our freedoms. That is the essence of why we stand on street corners showing support for our troops, our Patriotism!

[Mama_Bear]

I agree Amy. The word Patriot means more than just serving in the military too. A dictionary meaning is simply, "One who loves his or her country."

Bravo!.......and ditto to what you said. :-)

[bretmilk]

Speaking as someone who served in the military and made a career of it, I would never even think to question whether someone who did or did not serve in the military is a patriot. That is a moot point as far as I'm concerned. Everyone I've met who stands on our side is a patriot regardless of their military record. There are many different ways of serving and me having been in the military doesn't make me any better or any worse than any one else and I would question someone who would try to even make that a point. I'm proud to be in the company of those I spent that hour with Saturday morning. To judge someone in such a way is wrong and I'd be ashamed of anyone in the military who ever questioned someone else's patriotism. This may not be very clear, I'm not a great writer, but I hope my meaning is clear.