America by Heart – Chapter 2, Why They Serve

SPOILER ALERT: It’s not to avoid the long arm of the law and to save your political family a lot of embarrassment, and yourself a stay at the Grey Bar Hotel.  Just thought I’d throw that out there right off the bat. So, why do “they” serve? A broad question that has no simple answer. The reasons that military men and women decide to enlist are many. In the past, many who served never had a choice.  We may as well ask the question, “Why do They Teach?” “Why do They Fight Fires?” “Why do They Heal the Sick?”  But the obvious…