defend against who? ( or is it whom?)
And about this earned right that is being talked about here - I don't like that from any vets. I don't use it, and can't stand when others believe it gives them more of a voice, or a higher standing. We are all Americans. We all have the same rights. We are all equal. if the vets on this board believe their service gives them moral authority we can start parsing it down by who saw active combat and who served in support functions on some non battlefield post. We can get right down who had the most wounds or the most metals. IOW, we can get ridiculous. Those of us who chose to, can be proud of their service without using it as a club to control the conversation. Regardless, none of it gives us the moral high ground or the louder voice.
TH this is not directed at you or anyone in particular. I hear this here as well as on the street and other forums. As vets some of us did what we were forced to do. others got themselves in over their heads. And others had the time of their lives. But we all came thru it and here we are. Equal one and all.
