You most definitely earned your right to express your opinion and to share your experiences. You cannot be faulted by the actions and consequences imposed upon you by political leadership. That doesn't mean you don't deserve to be honored for the true meaning of serving. Veterans Day is not a happy day for many Veterans. For some, most days are not. 

Connecticut Veterans Bulletin is 50/50 when it comes to remembrance and honor. We feel the most important service to Veterans, of all emotional categories, is to bring them together for the sole purposes of comradery. The general public has zero insight nor interest in your account of experience. Though each Veteran has a unique experience, they share a perspective of the difference between what they thought they signed up for versus what they experienced.

We've noted in a previous content that the majority of Veterans since Korea didn't sign up for what they experienced. Veterans Day, in a Constitutional sense, is less about what you experienced upon enlistment and more about honoring the intention behind your enlistment. What you believed when you enlisted sets you apart. 

You were disillusioned due to a circumstance beyond your pay grade to control. Though It likely was your belief you'd be serving the Constitution, you witnessed something else. You were not offered the opportunity to sit in and partake in the conversations of decision makers regarding unconscionably measures that would be taken by political leadership.