she's welcome to her opinion. i'd wager that there are lots of gold star parents that feel that neither our efforts in iraq or afghanistan were worth it.
You could take that logic all the way back to every battle fought since Bunker Hill in 1776, dipshit. Cowards of your ilk who have never fought or served will never understand "duty" or "patriotism."
you keep telling yourself that.
and you're right, i haven't served. but that doesn't mean i don't understand duty or patriotism, nor does it mean that i'm a coward.
but then none of that matters, since it's not up to me, or to you, or to the parents, what is and is not worth a soldier's sacrifice.