Free Republic

FORT MCPHERSON, Ga., (Aug. 24, 2005) - In 1975, the United States and its Armed Forces was still recovery from the post-Vietnam era. Disco music dominated the pop-culture scene, as a bright-eyed teenager from Glasgow, Mo., heads to his local Army recruiting station and raises his right hand to serve his nation. Thirty years later, the United States is engaged in a Global War on Terrorism in response to the terrorist actions of Sept. 11, 2001 and other acts of aggression around the world. Hip-hop culture is the rage in the world of music, movies and fashion, and that same...