I think most of us that served in the military whether it be during armed conflict or peace time tend to have a lot of pride in our country. It is easy for us to be offended, especially by what seems to be blatant hatred towards our country from half the people here in the US. Sometimes I wish I had never served to defend these scumbags. I cannot imagine doing it today unless someone invaded our country. Then I fight two fronts, the enemy and the left with the same desire to eliminate. I believe both sides could have said things better, however it is easy to misunderstand others in print. Both sides should apologize and then we can all get back to fighting the real scumbags, and that is the left.