Credit: Samuel King Jr., Air Force
This past week has been marked by unwarranted political attacks on a veteran who happens to be running for the nation’s second-highest office.
The Wall Street Journal reminded us that the U.S. military is a volunteer force and that only about 1 percent of the population dons the military uniform.
Six years ago, Air Force General Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time, also referred to that one percent. “Only 1 percent of our population today will ever wear the uniform of this nation in any of its incarnations — soldier, sailor, airman, Marine, active, Guard or Reserve,” he said, adding, “That 1 percent, those sons and daughters of our citizens, are the treasure of this nation…”
Here are just a few of the faces of that One Percent.
Finally, below, Marine Corps Maj. Shannon Potts thanking retired Marine Corps Cpl. Lou “Mama Lou” Keller for her years of service.
