Unlike many, I am not a veteran. I never fought in any war nor even saw boot camp. Maybe I'm lucky but I feel a little guilty that I never served my country in a military way.
I was born in 1940 so I was too young for WW II but I enjoyed the wonderful 50's despite Korea. I graduated from high school in 1958, after that war ended and went through college married with three kids, so Vietnam was out, too.
So on this day I feel humble. Men and women who never even got out of their twenties suffered and died in order that I could do these things. Some of them never got to even see their 20th birthday.
Put a flag up. They deserve it.
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