Our dads, granddads and great granddads deserve a standing ovation for the things they were asked (ordered) to do back then... air, ground and sea... amazing young men!
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin
lib·er·ty
/ˈlibərdē/
noun
1.
the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views