Presley OBannons Sword said:
but i think he struggles with a guilty conscience over it sometimes (especially since I joined the Marines and went to Afghanistan after college).
I could not afford nor had the grades to go to college after graduation. I enlisted. Not many wanted to go to Vietnam but I felt it was my debt to this country to serve.
I re-enlisted because witnessing my age peers take to the streets nightly made me sad. I knew my service was helping my country and gave them four more years.
I also wondered what those protesters would tell their children and grandchildren. Mine invite me to Veterans Day celebrations at their schools.
I hold no animosity towards those who avoided going to the military, only sadness.
Thank you for your service in Afghanistan.