[The_Eaglet]

Instead he was in the Illinois state militia during the Blackhawk War and NEVER saw any combat.

If so, that is just as respectable (if not more so) than serving in a national defense organization.

[68skylark]

If so, that is just as respectable (if not more so) than serving in a national defense organization.

Of course it's just as respectable. This post was an extremely clever one that made exactly the same point you're making. You "got" it, right?