tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post5112704234509387485..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: Hero Worship and the MilitaryThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-53939496549502496502014-06-22T10:42:44.449-04:002014-06-22T10:42:44.449-04:00Agree with CW's sentiments and commend "A...Agree with CW's sentiments and commend "AWOL - The Unexcused Absence or America's Upper Classes from Military Service and How it Hurts Our Country" (Kathy Roth-Douquet and Frank Schaeffer) to his reading list...<br /><br />As a Vet who did NOT receive a hearty welcome home from Viet Nam I believe it is more critical than ever to draw from all walks of life (yes, the DRAFT) to serve. But I wouldn't limit Service to the Military. A robust Peace Corps, VISTA, AMERICORPS, TFA, etc are all ways in which our self focused, self absorbed youth, whom the 60s generation created, can reverse the dangerous path of creating an isolated mercenary fighting class. Ocean Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06236649415407263418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-16298744693246907622014-06-22T10:05:31.348-04:002014-06-22T10:05:31.348-04:00CAPT Summers wrote a very good article that deserv...CAPT Summers wrote a very good article that deserves both wide dissemination and even deeper discussion by "We The People".<br />The current public narrative regarding those who serve today and those who have served, our veterans, has taken an unhealthy direction and needs to be corrected for the long-term good of all concerned - our citizens, our service members and our veterans. John C. Harvey, Jr, Adm USN (Ret) and currently Secretary for Veteran and Defense Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia. ADM J. C. Harvey, Jr USNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311523641339900613noreply@blogger.com