True, we're mired in an embarrassment of a war in Iraq, and an unfortunate, seemingly forgotten mission in Afghanistan. True, this Seattlest is not a fan of war in all its forms, and we marched through our then-hometown of New Orleans a few times in protest of the Iraq invasion. But, today's not about honoring wars. It's about honoring the people who have chosen to volunteer their lives to military service (so that the rest......

What else besides Bacon Salt could possibly lift your spirits after a long day of serving your country? So says the P-I:U.S. troops in Muslim nations where pig-eating is a religious no-no, have been requesting the local startup's product, dreamed up by two guys who stayed up late into the night brainstorming in 2006, to sprinkle on their MREs and anything else edible overseas.The result? Operation Bacon Salt—an organized effort by the makers of......