Mandatory service
To the editor:
How is it that this country has become bogged down in endless war in Iraq and Afghanistan? Could it be related to the creation of a professional military where the bonds between citizenship and military service have been severed? On this day when we honor those who have served in the armed forces, we ought to consider enacting legislation whereby citizenship is predicated not just on receiving benefits from the government (i.e. health care), but also by mandatory military service.