This afternoon, there was a protest in Washington billed as a million veteran march, and from what I've seen, read, and heard, this is a day I'm actually ashamed to be associated with vets.
The march today didn't show the full scale of what all veterans feel or think, but the fact that any vet would be part of a march where confederate flags would be flown is simply appalling to me. So vets, what part of the old confederacy do you want, the racism, the slavery, or the desire to secede from America, and which do you find appealing and want to have happen? If this is the way you feel, why did you fight for this country? Yes, there were vets from before the military became all-voluntary, many in fact. But why are you proud that you served a country that you don't believe in. Want to march without your veteran's hat and/or gear on, fine. I'll disagree with you, but it's your right. But stand up as a member of the military, even retired or just vet, and you must reflect the country. Letting people yell to a christian President to "Go home and read your Koran" is simply letting the haters and the racist win the day. Did you do that when you were in the military? Not like you did today, I'm sure.
Today, I was ashamed to be a veteran. Actually, I wasn't ashamed that I am a veteran, I was ashamed of all the veterans today that decided to show people that they hate America, and how I'm now painted with their broad brush. It was a sad day, both for vets and those who look to the military for a light on how people should treat each other. It's too bad that vets reflect America, the good and the bad. But the good wasn't on display today, only the bad.
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