This letter is in response to Doug Lambert’s letter in Tuesday’s Daily Egyptian. I find the comments Mr. Lambert made to be amusing and disrespectful. Amusing because he has refused to quit living in the past, as many people do. There comes a point in time when references to past events have no relevancy. Ideas change, society changes, priorities change, political agendas change and most importantly, people change. If you want to live in the past and shun the activities of the present, then be my guest, but print your disrespectful ideas on the walls of whatever hole it is you live in.

I am a member of the 233rd Military Police Company and have served my country in various capacities for 14 years. This includes three years of active duty, six months in the Gulf and a few state activations. I am a veteran, as are all those given such a title by fulfilling their obligations in the military. These people do as their country asks … nothing less and often times more.

Do not even try to tell me that your letter does not pertain to me and those like me. The military services of the United States are an organization, not individuals. When you bad mouth one, you bad mouth us all. Veterans today are better off not getting the approval of individuals like yourself. We do not want to be associated with people who can only belittle others.

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All the veterans of past wars I have had the honor of meeting have told me how happy they were to see that America finally stands behind their troops. They were simply in tears after the Gulf War. Not tears of sorrow, but of joy. Their support made our return a homecoming of sorts for them. So many can see this … why can’t you?