I grew up as a Navy brat, so even though now that I am older (and wiser :P )I didn't appreciate what my dad-- who I dissed before in my rebellious, punk youth--felt he needed to do in order to advance in his financial and professional future (a broken neck in his senior yr. of HS killed his dreams of a college scholarship). You can say I was very critical of what my father did for a living as a (and still am!) a "no nukes, no violence" kind of soul, since he retired from 20 yrs. of Navy duty as a maintenence mechanic servicing Trident subs. Then I came around later on with a different view after my close cousin, a Gulf War vet, came home permantely disabled(and making local front-pg. news) from having a tank he was fixing in the Persian desert run over his leg.
Summary: as Nat sang in this song--in times of crisis, a strong military presence is necessary--and God(ess) bless those who serve in our nation's defense. But please! Be aware and be careful, in case (i.e. "our crisis in Iraq"), our government may not hold the best for you, as other vets from Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and those able to make it home from Iraq, can well attest.
I grew up as a Navy brat, so even though now that I am older (and wiser :P )I didn't appreciate what my dad-- who I dissed before in my rebellious, punk youth--felt he needed to do in order to advance in his financial and professional future (a broken neck in his senior yr. of HS killed his dreams of a college scholarship). You can say I was very critical of what my father did for a living as a (and still am!) a "no nukes, no violence" kind of soul, since he retired from 20 yrs. of Navy duty as a maintenence mechanic servicing Trident subs. Then I came around later on with a different view after my close cousin, a Gulf War vet, came home permantely disabled(and making local front-pg. news) from having a tank he was fixing in the Persian desert run over his leg. Summary: as Nat sang in this song--in times of crisis, a strong military presence is necessary--and God(ess) bless those who serve in our nation's defense. But please! Be aware and be careful, in case (i.e. "our crisis in Iraq"), our government may not hold the best for you, as other vets from Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and those able to make it home from Iraq, can well attest.