Music Theme – In Memory Of…

I turned thirty-nine this month. My memory spans six US Presidents, ninety-nine US military conflicts and a handful of cousins and friends in the military.

There were no active wars going on when I graduated high school, so I had less incentive than some of my friends where the military was concerned. We were boys who imagined war like we saw in the movies; an elite brotherhood of heroes. It is an American tradition to join the military during a war. It is the ultimate show of devotion to th...