Mark said “I don’t feel overly optimistic about the survival and ongoing influence of the traditional values of honor and bravery.”

I must differ. I have the honor to serve about twice a month at the USO at the Atlanta Airport. Its one of two portals for soldiers on R&R from the theater. I cant begin to describe the quality of these men and women. They are all people of which we can be very proud. I have read a lot of Yon and Totten’s work. Our soldiers are the equal and in some respects better than any we have ever fielded.

As to the influence of Honor and Bravery on the whole populace, a group of which I am a member erects a memorial to a KIA from Viet Nam. Its not the only regular memorial ceremony in the area.

The ideas are under attack surely. But as our host said a post or two ago, It is our responsibility to resist by writing, calling, speaking, teaching, supporting, doing all things that free people can do to advance and uphold these ideas.

Give money to the USO, tell some antimilitary twit to go to hell, thank a veteran or a soldier, get in a congresscritter (like Murtha)’s face, email some ‘journalist’, indict an impostor. Resist, Correct, Teach.

Never give in.