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Did you know that non-US citizens can serve in our military? I know for a fact that Filipino nationals served in the US Navy, and probably still do. I knew some when I was in. (And they are mean/tough DIs in boot camp!) It's a pathway to citizenship for them, if they choose. I'm sure there are restrictions about who can serve.
We gave a sad history of how we've treated foreigners who joined our military. I've seen PTSD take down friends of mine, lost track as they disappeared into the din. Mental health is a big problem. One successful vet I met dealt with his pain by smoking pot. Doesn't lessen the pain, he said, it just takes it from here to here - and moved his hand from in front of his eyes to the side of his head and out a tad. But be could live that way.
The Republican Party is great at marching off to war, but it doesn't want to deal with the aftermath.
