Veterans' day

one of the most contentious elements of our current political debate is over who has the military's best interests at heart. there are those who say the troops should be brought home immediately and others who want to see them finish the tasks they have been sent overseas to fulfill.

without getting into that debate, it makes me smile when i see youths getting together to help veterans. this is so much different from the vietnam war, when troops returned home to scorn from malcontents embroiled in a political debate; not a gracious public thankful for the service of its soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.

so i much prefer this, especially at Christmastime. hope you like it, too.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/rancho-224159-veterans-items.html