At My Wedding My Mother Said Uniforms Were Not for Me Until Hundreds of Service Members Rose to Their Feet

that had nothing to do with whether you looked right or came from the right family or wanted the right things.

When I said that respect is not begged for, it is built, I saw heads nodding in the particular way of people recognizing something they have always known but have not had words for until just now.

Afterward, a young cadet approached me. She continue reading …