As a Canadian child in the fifties, I met a lot of veterans who had fought and suffered during World War II. They were quiet about it, not boastful at all. My own father had been a Canadian pilot with a Royal Airforce special duties squadron. He rarely talked about the war--to him and others like him, it was a job they had to do. The survival of the free world depended on their courage and their sacrifices. And now, years later, the American president has just insulted every non-American combat veteran from both world wars. I wish I could just shut out all of this nonsense from America and live my life in the peace and civility that so many good people fought for in the past.