Bedienung / Service Entdeckt / Discovered Geprüft / Examined Gründlich / Thoroughly Hätten / Had Mich selber / Myself Militär / Military Militärdienst / Military Service Untauglich / Unfit Ziemlich / Pretty
I went through a period when I did military roles and played basically someone who was unfit for military service.
I did my military service from 1989 - 92 and I was never shot at or had to fire on anybody. I was very lucky. I was more involved in intelligence and counter-intelligence.
One only has to look at the performance of the economy to understand how it shapes the perspective of America's youth about military service.
I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.
After military service, the most patriotic thing you can do as a wealthy person is pay your taxes.
You can't solve a dignity problem with military force.
I've lived through what seems to most - and myself - many lives.
I did feel that a part of my work was to empty myself out and let it move through me.
Tennessee obviously has a proud history of military service, but unfortunately, that also means that we have lost a lot of people serving the country who are Tennesseans.
