The Common Veteran’s Season 2 Episode 5: Proud to be an AmericanThe Common Veterans are all United States Military Veterans. Pride in the country is pride in their service because they were willing to write a blank check to include up to their lives. The life of a Veteran often revolves around their service and how much they love their country. The Common Veterans discuss their love for God and country and the transition back into a noncombatant once back home…I) Correlation Often Relates to Causationa. Being an Americani. Being proud to be an American often stems from upbringing and family members loving their countryb. Becoming a Veteran i. Marketing or family heritage… Maybe something else1. The Few… The Proud… The Marines2. An Army of One3. Aim High4. Family Heritage – Dad, Grandpa, Uncle, etcetera were Veterans5. College tuition6. The recruiter saw you comingII) Service = Citizenship – Love of Countrya. Becoming a soldier promotes love of countryi. Have to love the country to be willing to die for itii. Path to citizenship through the Green Card Programb. Any stories of war that can be told to III) American’s Take Veteran’s for Granted… or do they?a. Soldiers go to war and often come back loving their country more…i. Notwithstanding bad pullouts of combat areasii. Provides love of Country because they don’t know what they have till they don’t have it anymore.iii. Americans love our soldiers, but don’t understand what Veterans did for this great countryIV) Pride is Pride Not Your Knees or Flagsi. There is one American flag1. Flag codeii. Don’t take a knee over the National Anthem – that is a military anthem about the soldiers who diedV) Next Podcast: Episode 6: Daddy’s Mad, or is He?a. The Common Veterans figure out and discuss having kids and how they teach their kids to cope with “Daddy’s Mad,” even though Daddy may not be mad, just dealing with PTSD.