In the fall of 1991, I had returned from nearly a year long deployment where as a pilot in the Air Force, I had served in Desert Shield/Storm only days after Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait. I returned to the States and spent some time in Philadelphia visiting friends. I recall going to the Irish Pub in downtown and when I was asked for proof of age, I showed my military ID. The doorman asked if I had been ‘over there’. When I indicated I had just gotten back, he put our group to the front of the line--we also didn't pay a cover charge to get in. What a far cry that treatment was from the homecoming our Viet Nam Veterans received--that epiphany has stayed with me ever since. The good news is, as a country, we have learned that our soldiers do not represent what’s wrong with the United States of America but rather, they demonstrate to all of us everything that is right with this country.
The men and women of our armed forces, along with their families, make tremendous sacrifices---most of which go unnoticed by the average American. Not because the average American doesn’t care, but because unless you have served in the military or have family members that have, there is no way to know what that experience is like. It is like no other job. It is like no other lifestyle. And consequently, the needs of this amazing group of Americans are unique.
The dotWarrior initiative will help us all to help them.
Doug Esposito
President, dotWarrior
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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