People who have never had to participate in the military either in peacetime or during open conflict seldom have any "feel" for what it involves.

When I returned, in the late '60's, having left considerable blood and a body part there, I was confronted by people who had no appreciation at all for what the "experience" entailed. They disrespected those of us who returned with the short haircuts and clean-shaven faces. I felt it appropriate to serve because I immigrated from Europe just before the Marshall plan took effect. I figured I had a debt to pay.

RE