Commentary
I’ve walked the wall and touched the names of classmates. I respect those who fought in Vietnam; many were draftees. It was my generation’s war. A volunteer force improved the military—a positive—but the idea exacerbates the growing division within our country.
We’re a divided nation with a loss of faith in institutions and a lack of “national pride.” We’re destroying our culture and heritage. Polls report declining patriotism. America’s future is at risk if an unpatriotic trend continues. There seems to be a “Me First” generation of takers not givers. I heard someone say, when my country does something for me, I will consider doing something for it. Have we forgotten President John F. Kennedy’s words, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”…