A giant thank you to John Bear and the sponsors of a Salute to Veterans at Clipper Stadium. The Valley Forge Military Academy was an added plus this year. Vietnam was my war.

Thank you Mike, and all your fellow veterans. Was a nice night at the park.

It's not a Catch 22! I disagree. I admire the selflessness of veterans to put their lives on the line on behalf of their country, but I don't think that any overseas war had much of anything to do with our freedoms here at home. What, were we going to be invaded, conquered and enslaved by the Germans, the Japanese, the Vietnamese, the Soviets? We could be, in principle, if we didn't have people willing to serve in the military - conceded. But in terms of these particular wars.. I think there's a lot of myth and propaganda that gets thrown around while the powers-that-be simply vie for economic and political advantage. Let's not romanticize war. Let's not forget its utter horror.