Agreed. I know several families in Fort Hood, Killen, Copperas Cove area. I talk to them often. I don't know what circles nativetxn travels in, but the men and women that serve that I know are all dedicated to serve.
He must have found a few John Kerry clones (there will always be some malcontents) and hangs with them. All of the people I've spoken with that have been to Iraq are proud of the work they've done. Sure going back is not #1 on their list but so far all have said without question they will go when called.
One of my co-workers who is in the reserves came back from 14 months in Iraq. He wasn't called up but volunteered to go because of the need for officers with his specific training. His reserve unit wasn't called up. However, just 4 days after he came back to work, he was told to report for training with his unit for deployment to Afghanistan. I'm sure he wasn't thrilled (I know I'd like to be home longer than a couple of weeks) but as he put it "This is the job I agreed to do and I'll do it as long as my country and family are threatened."
I have a nephew that joined last year--he is stationed in Florida right now, but when he was home at Christmas, he told me that he and all of his buddies at his base, can't wait to go to Iraq...
I asked him if he wastn't afraid to go to Iraq...he said of course, it is scary, but he and the others certainly wouldn't have enlisted if they were too afraid to fight there!!!
I think the poor troops are being treated to the treatment that the Viet vets got---NEGATIVITY all the time from the MSM, and the dems!