(Don't worry, I won't go through every item I took issue with.) Why would Kelly be "stunned" that Wilson listened in on Trump's call to Myeshia Johnson? After all, he himself listened in on the call, and it's apparently not unusual for survivors to put such calls on speakerphone.

I can understand why a father who had lost a son in combat would characterize servicemen and women as "the best 1 percent this country produces." I'm amazed by these young (and not-so-young) people who put their lives on the line in the name of the United States, especially when the US has been so careless with lives in its many ill-conceived military adventures. On the other hand, I'm wary of militarism and extravagant reverence toward the military. Military deserve our gratitude for their service, not our idolatry. And what about the peacemakers, who Jesus called "blessed" (or "happy")?  They're more often disrespected than not, or simply ignored.