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Your letter displays part of the problem discussed in this article. These men and women come home to a community that doesn't understand what they've experienced or who they are.
While my husband was deployed I went to a Move On event. I met a couple who assumed that all military members were neo-cons. They had no idea that there are military members who don't agree with this war. We talked about life as a military spouse and my husband's experiences. I felt that after our conversation they would treat any military member with compassion and respect.
These men and women are numbers on the news between weather and sports. I believe that understanding their humanity would ease their homecomings.
I'd like to also say that I am personally offended by your comments. My husband is a veteran and by no means racist (he's white, I'm biracial) or jingoistic. You sound as if it was their choice to invade Iraq. If someone hit you with a hammer would you blame the hammer? Bush is the one weilding the power of the armed forces and because he's thrown us into an unjust war you spew hatred for military members. The assertion that these people willingly said "Yeah, I'll kill a few people to get a degree." is absurd. It also shows that you are ill informed. My delivery may differ from Ebonius but I agree with the sentiment.
Maybe you should actually try to meet someone in the military and ask about their experiences. You might actually learn something.
In the meantime here's a suggestion. Stop insulting men and women who are dying every day. Between people like you and the neo-cons our military members are getting no support.
