Jake Towne: Honor Our Veterans

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"If there was nothing thought to be impossible there would be no need for heroes." - 英雄

Today's holiday is for everyone to take a moment to remember and honor all our veterans. Service members shoulder a heavy burden when they volunteer to risk their lives in defense of our country. They perform a necessary function in our society and for their service veterans receive deserved our gratitude.

However, the greatest way to honor them is to keep them out of unnecessary conflict. The only just war is one carried out in self-defense, as a non-aggressor, and as a last resort. It is important that we have a strong military to deter attacks against the our country and protect it when attacked. However, asking our young men and women to participate in unjust war is a moral abyss that we as a country should never leap into. If we aspire to be a just nation ruled by laws we must resolve to never ask our military men and women to engage in unconstitutional warfare and nation-building missions.

The best way for all of us to support the troops is to ensure they are never sent into combat rashly or without a firm goal. For this reason, wars should never be initiated without a congressional declaration of war. After nearly a decade of warfare after 9/11, I find the shirking of our representative's constitutional responsibilities to be abhorrent. It is also the duty of Congress to provide care for any physical or psychological damage veterans have suffered while defending our country, and their performance here is likewise lacking.

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