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 of us don't have to). For so many members of our volunteer military, over the last four years, that's meant sometimes three and four tours on a battlefield that millions of their countrymen would like for us to abandon. It's meant lifelong injuries (both mental and physical), among other things. True, we may disagree with some of the missions that have been concocted for these folks, but we're grateful someone is willing to take the job. more ›