Remembering Why We Fought

Memorial Day celebrations focus on those fallen comrades from the wars that America has fought.   Vietnam was the last war that included citizens who were drafted to serve their country.    The wars and conflicts since did not involve the draft, making Vietnam the last large group of veterans that understand and experienced what serving our nation means.  Most of us  have  grave concerns with the current direction of America.  Veterans still have a mission to step forward and defend our country, not with the force of arms, but with involvement in the political system to educate our citizens in understanding the current threats.   As we remember those who served and did not come home, it should remind us that our mission of defending America never ends.