Everywhere in the US has veterans support, veterans and active millitary discounts, etc.
They glorify war and their fighting men and it's actually sickening.
Whilst I have no love of war I actually think its great what the US do for their veterans...I think other countries should do more for those who have made, or are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice.
The problem may be with the politics, the leadership etc... but it is not with the average soldier doing his job.
If you have experienced the real horror of war, stood behind coffins draped in flags of loved ones etc you may appreciate that offering a few discounts at Walmart is not glorfiying their fighting men.
On your next visit to the US, rather than posting comments on a forum, be brave & go along to a military funeral & tell the widow & their comrades how sickening you find them.
What? I find it sickening how much they hold their military in esteem, where people wear fatigues and purchase assault rifles and play at being a militia, it's built into their psyche. That's nothing to do with looking after those who are injured or giving the family of the deceased respect. Your comment was overly emotive and completely pointless.
The US spends almost 4% of their GDP on their military yet in some states they can't afford to heat their schools in winter, they can't afford to open their schools five days a week, and their teachers are forced to moonlight as cleaners.
I actually found myself in an al quaeda dominated area right next to an active war zone once and it really was horrific. War is horrible and pointless and shouldn't be something which we hold in esteem.
Remember in the 90s when there were operation desert storm trading cards in packs of bubblegum? America Fudge Yeah!