H.B. - I don't feel a bit bad about not having served in the military. I was 21 in 1967, so if I'd served it probably would have been in Vietnam.

Our government pissed away all the bravery, sacrifices, and suffering of the Americans who fought in Vietnam. In the end it was all for nothing, and it would have been better if we'd never sent one soldier over there. So, if I'd gone, now I'd just be one more victim of government stupidity - and maybe a crippled or dead victim.

On the other hand, I carried a gun for government for 20 years. I don't compare that to combat, not at all - but I helped some people and I saved some lives. I've been shot at and I did some shooting, too.

And I bet that's something that 95% of military veterans can't honestly say.