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Jul. 27th, 2007 10:11 amThis article shows a variety of perspectives from assorted people from all walks of life. Very interesting and poignant. I am especially ashamed of how our upper classes have sloughed off the responsibilities of their class. Look at England. The prince is now in Iraq from what I hear.
Their War
Less than 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in our military. In a time of war, what should that mean to the rest of us?
By Kristin Henderson
Sunday, July 22, 2007; W10
MILES OF CHAIN-LINK FENCE RUN through the coastal Carolina pine forest. Armed Marines guard the gates. Pass through those gates, and, at first, you might not realize you've left the civilian world behind. Inside this cluster of military installations are tidy neighborhoods, shopping centers and a golf course. It looks like Suburbia, U.S.A. But then, as families push shopping carts through a parking lot full of SUVs, off in the distance there's the crackle of small-arms fire. Artillery booms, a dull thud.
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Their War
Less than 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in our military. In a time of war, what should that mean to the rest of us?
By Kristin Henderson
Sunday, July 22, 2007; W10
MILES OF CHAIN-LINK FENCE RUN through the coastal Carolina pine forest. Armed Marines guard the gates. Pass through those gates, and, at first, you might not realize you've left the civilian world behind. Inside this cluster of military installations are tidy neighborhoods, shopping centers and a golf course. It looks like Suburbia, U.S.A. But then, as families push shopping carts through a parking lot full of SUVs, off in the distance there's the crackle of small-arms fire. Artillery booms, a dull thud.
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