I'm privileged to know several men who have served or do serve today in the US military or National Guard. Great men!
Victor David Hanson gives 5 reasons why our military today is outstanding:
1. The officer corps reflects strong values
2. The volunteers have a rambunctious, upbeat attitude
3. The military has married intellectual life and command
4. Technological advances
5. "Walmart good" logistics worldwide
Hanson closes with this: "The real story of the last eight years is not really the political blunders in Iraq, but the ability of the military to adapt, change, and find victory when all said it was lost. In the dark days ahead, I suspect President Obama, once his soft-power initiatives to find peace with Iran, Venezuela, Russia, radical Islam, and Syria, begin to falter (I hope they do not, but suspect they will), will thank god he is commander-in-chief of the military we have. In his accustomed Novus ordo seclorum fashion, he talks always of the “mess” he inherited, never of the rare military he also inherited."
As you encounter servicemen and women, make a point of thanking them. I say "Thanks for service, and for protecting me and my family."
Read the whole article, it's good.
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