Originally Posted by
jon_norstog
Jim, Fred, guys,
My thought is that the military has been a positive force - soldiers, marines and sailors serve together in war or other emergencies, they learn what counts in a human being. I think back to Rudyard Kipling, trying to tell the people back home in hincty olde England that a fighting man should be valued for his qualities, not skin color or social class. ......
The US has a long way to go to make things right, but I get the feeling that a lot of us are doing our part. The Vietnam vets, we're the elders now. A lot of us still struggle, but I think we all know that a man ain't nothin but a man. Some you can count on, some you can't. Same goes for women. ......
Probably most of us on this list are veterans