Just try and remember there are 290,342,554 (July 2003 est.) different opinions of what being an American is all about! Having been born and somewhat raised in Europe (lived in Germany, the UK and Belgium), I have a slightly different viewpoint of my country that many of my fellow Americans do not share. I don't totally agree with everything my government does, nor do I think it is always right. However, I have volunteered my entire adult life to serving it in the military (well, the USAF
), and right or wrong, it is still the country I love.
OK, now that the US national anthem has stopped playing and the stars and stripes stopped waving, please allow me to thank Opso for the answer. To be fair my bud never claimed to be correct, it was just something he had heard I thought I could verify on this forum.
Cheers! Maj M2