I hope you are right. I agree with all you said in your statement. I would hope the nation I served in the Armed Forces was not for all for naught.
Your service was not for naught. Hold to that notion. Bitterly cling to it if necessary. Fight the temptation to toss in the towel and resigningly accept America's decline. Yes, our Republic is imperiled from within. Yes, the days seem dark. Especially with so many feckless fools about the land and in the halls of power.
The night is darkest just before the dawn. A cornball cliché, yes, but an encouraging one, no? Sure, Obama has not the honor to see how frightfully he dishonors both himself as the Commander in Chief and the military men and women he leads. But his deplorable lack of honor will only make greater the contrast when there finally arises a man or woman of honor to turn back the tide.
Thank you for your service. It was not in vain.