At what point does military worship become dangerous?

[pinboy3niner]

91. I wore brass, served in combat, and was wounded

But I think your view is a very reasonable one.

I was a draftee, went to Infantry OCS, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. at 19 (it was wartime). I served in combat, leading an Infantry rifle platoon in combat in the 101st Airborne Division at 20.

But I think it's perhaps your job, more than mine, that epitomizes how the military protects our freedoms. Because it's not any particular war that does that. It's guys like you, and all of us who served, who were part of our "standing army" that served as a deterrent to attack. That is what has prevented our being defeated and conquered and losing our freedoms.

None of the vets I know are looking for "worship." They just want somebody to understand what it was like, and how hard it could be. That's all.

Thanks for your service, DissidentVoice.