I have always thought that stopping the draft is responsible for killing a lot of folks, volunteer or not. I continue to believe that they should bring it back. I remember when they did it. The military got a pay raise and the gov has been able to keep the war in Afghanistan going for almost 20 years so that them living off war can get a bit richer. With the draft that would have stopped a LONG time ago. Oh, I have, exactly, the same thought on "thank you for your service". I also get a bit upset when somebody says something along the lines of "well, nobody forced them to go into the military", especially when talking about folks dying. I have a grandson who left two kids and a wife and they treated him like sh*t. He got blowed up in Iraq and had a hole in his hand. They had him back on the line in 2 days!

I know - sh*t happens............