<p>Nope. That particular quote was not from her. The Mother of the Bride, however, had espressed similar sentiments repeatedly, to my husband, who is her colleague at work. One of the guests at the wedding even expressed displeasure that our son would be there “because of what he represents.” What would that be? Excellence? Courage, Honor and Commitment? A little bit of taste and awareness of the gravity of the social occasion? Who wears jeans and polos to a 6PM wedding? Whatever. </p>
<p>I was just trying to illustrate a sentiment among “Influential adults” that seems to be prevalent in our society; that our best and brightest are “too good” for military service. Well, Rationalwar, if it is truly “Rational War” that is desired, who is going to be in charge if not the best and brightest? </p>
<p>I don’t understand, either, why ‘tale’ is set off. This is simply an illustrative anecdote that I thought appropriate in this thread due to the content. Just our experience, the experience of others may vary. ;)</p>