Military service is the highest form of citizenship.
Today's men and women serving in our nation's armed forces are living proof of that. Our government recognizes their outstanding services by setting aside a week each year in May for Americans to honor the efforts of America's uniformed troops. This year's Armed Forces Week observance started Saturday, May 12, and concludes on Sunday, May 20. Though our country has not been involved in any protracted military actions since the Vietnam War, our troops haven't exactly been at peace. There was Grenada, Panama, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo and many other engagements or incidents that placed our troops in harm's way.