Hey ya. Thanks for sharing that, I think I get it.
I'm not the 'Love it or leave it guy' but I am also not the 'My country right or wrong guy.' I am, however, very appreciative of all those who have raised their hands and done what needs be done.
My mother's family has sent sons and daughters to war (and to peace, for that matter) since before the Revolution. They were almost all 'citizen soldiers (and sailors)' that volunteered, did their time, and came home.
My Grandfather went round the world on the original battleship Iowa. His father rode with the 7th Calvary and came home to be a grocer. His father moved his family from Virginia to join the 110th Illinois in the Civil War. Also a grocer. His father lived in a rare period of peace in America, but his grandfather fought in the Revolution and the French and Indian war.
All of them came home to live in peace and raise their families.