Hell no, we won't go to Afghanistan! Vets & active duty military - new campaign (pic heavy)

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26. That is very true. It had been decades between my knowing

of my Uncle and his service time. Still, I'm almost convinced that somehow the military added more psychological training for warfare or in some way changed the way recruits are treated & taught in boot camp from the way they were in 1940. And not in a way as to generate more empathy towards potential targets.
As far as politics slanting my vision of the people. That is hard for me to come to terms with. If I disagree with an action I don't condone others doing it. Whatever it is. I don't want to demean anyone or question the validity of anyone's service. I am very grateful for the time, energy and life that every veteran has put on the line. I know members of the Armed Services are never to question why. Only to perform. But it almost seems like they are only ones who do follow a creed anymore. The people in charge who send them to war don't care for creeds or codes of honor or duty to country. They sell us out at almost every turn. The armchair warriors who invest in military stocks and profit from these unending wars care nothing for the physical or mental well-being of returning troops. I don't think it was like that in the "old days" but maybe it was.
And as you said, they were popular wars. Wars that people actually supported. Not just the ones looking to make some money. I think that also accounts for a large amount of the issues some veterans might feel today.
But that's why we have to make sure we get people in leadership who understand the horror of war and the ideal that it truly is the last resort, an act of desperation when all else has failed, the unleashing of our bravest & boldest to save our founding principles and to ensure peace.