I often struggle with the trying to see the truth through the brainwashing, which is why I appreciate content like this. It is very truthful.

On one side, my father was drafted into Vietnam (very much unwillingly) and his role was to shoot down at people from a helicopter. He doesn't talk much about the experience except to say that the Gulf of Tonkin was a lie. He clearly knows that he was used.

On the other side is one of my closest childhood friends. We started college in 2001 and she joined ROTC, so she has been with the Army ever since - including the birth of her 2 daughters. She is someone I have always respected because of her wisdom, which is why it's hard to believe that she is only now ( 15 years later) switching to the Army Reserve to make her way out. There are signs that she knows the truth, but she still believes in the good of the military.

I wouldn't call either of them heros, but there must be another term we can use to recognize these people. They have taken big risks to help their country - albeit misinformed and very brainwashed.