My letter to Dan Rather

[veteran_for_peace]

To whom it may concern:

I am grateful that your news organization has the
courage to broadcast the story about the Presidents
service in the Texas Air National Guard.

As a veteran I know that if I had decided to ignore
the direct order of a superior that I would definitely
not gotten off so lightly. I think that this story
goes to the heart of the matter. It speaks of the
character of our President. My grandfather served in
World War II, my Father served in Vietnam, and I
served in the Gulf War and Somalia. We served because
we loved our country and we cherished the freedoms
that service represented. None of us were great heros
but rather we did what millions of men and women have
done throughout the great history of this nation. We
sacrificed our time to preserve our democracy. I
served so that news organizations like yours could
question our democracy. To maintain that precious
balance between democracy and tyranny. If we lose
that balance I feel that the country that I love will
slide into tyranny. Once again thanks for your
courage.

John Flood
Memphis, TN