Served our country

Steve Foster’s letter posted in the Nov. 19 edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette made me stop and wonder just how hard military life must be. Mr. Foster made his point about serving our country by cleaning toilets, but I assure you that he did much more than that. His letter was posted a week after honoring our veterans on Nov. 11.

Ralph Pace, a high school classmate, joined the Marines in 1966, and he also served our country by cleaning toilets. After serving our country that way, he was sent to Vietnam and was killed the day he arrived.

I personally want thank Mr. Steve Foster and everyone else who served our country, from cleaning toilets to giving your life for our freedom. God bless America!

BILL KENNER Blytheville