The fourth of July.  Our forces are all volunteer.  You have to join to be in the military.  We haven’t had a draft since the 1960’s.  Almost 65 years. 

Ken always said that every young person should have to serve their country a year--preferably  in a third world country.  To get an idea of how blessed they are to be American.

They could do all sorts of things--it wouldn’t have to be to fight or bear arms.  Just live somewhere else where the conditions are not perfect.  And learn how blessed they are to be American.

Ken joined.  As an enlisted person.  Korea broke out and the Navy and Marines didn’t have pilots because WWII was supposed to end all of that and we hadn’t trained them.  A few enlisted who could pass the equivalency test of college got to go to flight school. Ken passed it. He didn’t get a college degree until he retired and went on the GI bill and also got his Masters.

God bless those who serve their country.  I don’t know if I would be brave enough to do it.