As a vet, thanks. As a Veterans Service Officer, I know this is appreciated. As a vet, I wish more wisdom was used when deploying us. As a vet, there should be much less of us, if we followed the above. If there were less of us, there would be less suffering. If there were less of us, you would be richer. If there would be less of us, you would worry less about your children. Just remember, if we treated the rest of our world better, using our power for EARLY assistance, we wouldn't have or need so many veterans. Aggressive actions are a result of bad diplomacy. Early application of wisdom is the key to eliminating a massive standing army. Remember a large standing army becomes less and less controllable by civilians. They can start to serve their own purposes. We weren't made veterans by accidents, but by design. How did these plans help you and yours? As to my fellow veterans-for many this was their best deal, especially if they became lifers. These folks became no more than mercenaries. Don't get too overwhelmed by the Star Spangled Banner, but hum along to America the Beautiful. It's a much better tune in every way. Vote those sentiments. | 
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