Great poem, James. Don't know why some groups are screwed and others are not. Now you take the Women's Air Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII, they got no recognition either. And when one of their number got killed in training, the other girls chipped in to pay for the funeral because the govt wouldn't cover it. Uncle Sam used 'em just like paper towels in a restroom, and then chucked 'em on the floor.

Guess I'll never understand that kind of callous disrespect for anyone who puts their life on the line for the red, white and blue.

Makes you kind of wonder who and what you're fighting for. But then, a real patriot will just go head on and get the job done anyway.