Do veterans feel somewhat betrayed by the ungrateful?
It being Memorial Day weekend , I'd like to thank our veterans for their dedicated service from the bottom of my heart. Being the son and grandson of veterans, I know how proud I am of my family for having served not only in the military, but having seen active duty. (I wanted to join myself, but had a crippling knee injury playing high school ball when I was 16). My grandfather was in a horse back machine gun troop in WWI, and my father fought in Korea. Back then things were different. The ENTIRE COUNTRY was behind our troops when we went to war. Starting with the war in Vietnam, and the first Persian Gulf war, as well as Iraq and Afganistan, things were, and are not so clear as to why,what,If... However our men and women have taken an oath , and are following direct orders from our Commander In Chief and are risking their lives for US, and this GREAT COUNTRY that we're so fortunate to live in. They're leaving their spouses, KIDS , parents, to go half way across the world to risk their lives, wearing heavy gear in a terrible climate, only to come home to, or hear on the news from, a certain percentage of United States' citizens disrespecting them and the causes that there are dying for. They are using the very freedom of speech that these brave men and women would lay their life down for to defend to insult them and our leaders. I would like to know from any veteran, in an anonymous forum, how they feel by this. I know it sickens ME, I simply can't imagine how I would feel having seen my buddies killed on a daily basis, only to come home to a cold reception. Not from all mind you, but even one is too many. Again, THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU ALL. If it weren't for brave soldiers like you all we would be speaking another language.
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