Three of our sons were in the military, two in the Air Force 8 & 10 years, one in the Navy, 20 years. The two in the Air Force both earned Bachelor's Degrees courtesy of the VA, the one in the Navy earned his Bachelor's while enlisted in his spare time while on deployment and his MBA courtesy of the VA after retiring. Both of the Air Force sons were on the ground during Desert Storm, the one in the Navy served from 1986 to 2006 and spent much of his time in the Gulf.
Playing the class warfare and the victim cards as justification for Bergdahl's desertion is a sorry excuse. Many children from low income families better themselves and go on to lead meaningful lives, while others gravitate to a life of crime. We should no more excuse Bergdahl for his crime than we should excuse a bank robber or murderer for his.
