kitanzi | my two cents worth

I come from a family with a military tradition. My parents met in the Air Force, my little brother is a Marine and has been since shortly after he graduated from high school - he's made a career out of it, and will be eligible to retire in just a few years. I've never had the slightest inclination to go in the military - ACat can tell you I hate taking orders - but I'm proud of him.

By and large, I get the impression they're considerably more gung-ho than I am about the war our country is in the middle of, especially my brother. (I don't think anyone is rationally arguing that we are NOT still in a war.) I don't discuss politics with my family too much. I am fairly sure we're all voting for the same person in the next election, but I'm also pretty sure it's for a somewhat different set of reasons. We're not what you'd call a close or communicative family.

I probably should have posted this closer to Memorial Day, but I guess my two cents worth doesn't lose currency by being a few days later. Although I don't support the war we're in, I damn well do support the troops stuck fighting it. "Stuck" seems additionally appropriate given the expanded "stop-loss" program that's been initiated. I also wanted to mention again the Books For Soldiers program, which is probably even more important now.

Every one is entitled to their two cents worth, and that, just now, is mine.