I'm tired of the Uber military worship

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42. Thank you for a very truthful post.

My sister served in Viet Nam but was "only" in the Red Cross, so even though her life was in danger and even though she suffered PTSD when she came back, no one EVER gave her anything other than the paycheck she received for volunteering to go there. She has never once expected anything in return and as a senior citizen, she has lived in HUD housing for many, many years. That's how little she got paid. She wasn't the only woman who volunteered to go help the troops in any way they could. There was and still isn't any glorification or free dinners, or "thank you for your service" etc. for her service.

There were guys who sat behind desks in DaNang and not once set foot in the "boonies", but they're hailed as heroes because they served.

The glorification of war and the military can lead to nationalistic fervor and that's what we saw happen after 9/11.