[woodyinscc]

Thanks for the post!

Kipling wrote about the people who took their freedom for granted(now days the anti-war left and the appeasers)

Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.
Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"
But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.

[RobFromGa]

Summer soldiers and sunshine patriots come to mind.

"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country" is not just a typing exercise.