My father was a submariner during WWII. Two cousins were in Vietnam; one didn’t return, the other returned minus most of his hearing. An uncle was a doctor in a MASH unit in Korea (he hated the TV show M*A*S*H). A great uncle was in WWI. I want to take this chance to thank them, and all the other Americans who have fought for our country so that (among many other things) I can sit here and write my inane scribblings secure in the knowledge that I won’t prosecuted or persecuted for their content, even with I discuss religion and politics.