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11-11-2011, 04:14 PM
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an email went out to thank the veterans in my office this morning. 74 people employed here and 2 veterans.
as a society we like the idea of service. other peoples service. it's why we find it so easy to commit to wars of choice lately. it doesn't actually cost us anything directly. outside of whatever the stupid "support our troops" ribbon on the back of the car cost. we've turned into a society that employs a small warrior class to fight for us. i don't agree with coach often but i do think the lack of any real committment by significant portions of this country to the idea of service will bite us in the long run. no one had to fight who didn't want to. and if anyone tried to raise taxes to cover the cost of two wars, they'd be voted out. that's america. 
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