I will attest to the fact that Mike is aloof and evasive when asked about his military years. I understand that he can't talk about it, so I don't ask. Like I have said in other posts, My family comes from a long rich military tradition and that is why I will support our military in what ever it is that they do. While I disagree with our government's stands on many issues, I will also say that I will back it and all that it represents also. I'm sorry Soledad, I still feel that the U.S. is the greatest country in the world. And if it's so bad, why are people worldwide so desperate to get here?

I also don't think Mike was attacking YOU. As a veteran, this thread struck a chord and he felt that he had to post, he didn't say anything that other people, including myself, haven't already said, so I'm not sure why his post got your back up. Also, the catty little spelling correction was tacky. Many people on here don't spell or use correct grammar all the time (me included) and to point it out is just snotty.

I never meant for this thread to get nasty either. All I wanted was for people who support our troops to sign a card for them this holiday season and suddenly it had to become a debate over whether our troops should be sent into Iraq and how the U.S. isn't all it's cracked up to be.