Remembering their bitter end

First off, I'm a vet. I enlisted in the US Navy in 1979, and served honorably until 1986. This is the day to remember those who fell in service to our country. On this day,  I see this: "they died so you can be free"(tm)...repeated ad nauseam.  If we are remembering 1776, 1861 and 1941,…