Misconceptions
Greg Brewer: The primary misconception that, or misunderstanding that I had about service in the Military was the fact that, being from the Vietnam War era, being from the ‘70s, I had the feeling that it was a combat role for everybody that went in, and the truth of the matter is that the actual combat role, percentage-wise, is very small.
Patti Kolk: I definitely heard misconceptions about the Military prior to Michael wanting to talk to the recruiter in the past, but I definitely think since 9/11 unfortunately happened that there’s been more of a call to serve on people’s parts as opposed to the government asking people to join.
Al Radiseck: I think sometimes people have a feeling that someone goes into the service because there’s nothing else for them to do, and I just think that that didn’t, that that’s not the way it was for us, and I think that there’s a lot of people out there who are going into it because they want to.
Hugo De Leon: They just have so many trades, so many different skills that they can learn, that they can teach these kids, you know, that can help them in their futures. When my son, Hugo, first mentioned infantry, I freaked out. I was like, “Oh, you know, you’re going to be up on the front line holding a gun,” you know, but then he showed me a list of all the different trades, all the different, you know, skills, all the different jobs, you know, and that really put my mind at ease, you know, that it didn’t necessarily mean that he was going to be up in the front, you know, fighting.
Marc Danziger: I was a hippie war protester. I mean, I had no military experience whatsoever.
Jayne White: I’ve encountered people who are against the war and then that makes them against the Soldier. If you don’t believe in the war, fine. Support the child. If you don’t believe in the cause, that’s up to you, but support the child.
Marc Danziger: You know, I can give the litany of problems and grief and, you know, griefing, you know, all day long, but the reality of it is that the people who serve are incredible people, and I am forever proud of all of them. In a sense, they’re all my kids today.
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