As a Marine corp veteran, I am afraid I must agree with you that lately we have seen much of the "I'm only here
for the beer" mentality. This both saddens and angers me at the same time. I have to listen to how tough their
year in Iraq was and how they have some disorder that allows them to collect a healty sum of cash each month
on behalf of us, the U.S. taxpayer.HOWEVER, this does not prevent some from buying a new Harley or big
dollar off road vehicle [injuries? do not bother you as long as you are on/in an expensive vehicle I guess.}
I spent 2 years,2 months in north Viet Nam in 1st Marine recon and what I went thru would have most of
these guys crying like a 3 year old. Most of the older vets are glad that they have the benefits and put in
a good effort to do the best they can and to me, this is encouraging. Thanks for letting me rant!
