I just saw a TV interview with the mother of a national guardsman from PA who was recently killed in Iraq. She and her family are extremely anti-war and participated in peace rallys and marches. She said, and I quote," He just joined the Guard to supplement his income." Is this for real? Does anyone actually join the armed services and not know that at any time they may be called to active duty? Especially in this day and age? Are they naive or am I?
Oh, yeah, and then there's the woman who told a friend of the family that a friend of her son's, who played in the high school band, joined the army to "play in the army band" and they sent him to Iraq. And she's very upset. Imagine that. I didn't know you could join just to play in the band.
Has the entire world gone mad?