RE: Do you think American soldiers are put on too high of a pedestal
January 17, 2017 at 10:37 am
My biological father served in Vietnam. He died in '90 from, in a sense, the effects of Agent Orange.
I live in San Diego, which is largely a military city. I run into active soldiers a fair amount, and they are nothing but polite. Wonderful people to be around. However, some of the Christers around here who never served do what the OP talks about: elevating servicepeople to God status. and it's sad. As somebody said above, I don't get the impression that most soldiers want that kind of ego stroking. all they want is to serve a beloved country (in many cases) and be taken care of humanely at the end of their service and thenceforth.
Sounds reasonable to me.
I live in San Diego, which is largely a military city. I run into active soldiers a fair amount, and they are nothing but polite. Wonderful people to be around. However, some of the Christers around here who never served do what the OP talks about: elevating servicepeople to God status. and it's sad. As somebody said above, I don't get the impression that most soldiers want that kind of ego stroking. all they want is to serve a beloved country (in many cases) and be taken care of humanely at the end of their service and thenceforth.
Sounds reasonable to me.
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