If nothing else, this opinion letter proves that being a coordinator for a well meaning organization doesn't mean you have all the facts or can even reason logically.  It certainly doesn't mean you're above cheap shots.  Even Carol's take on the Mexican day of the dead is off base.  It's more of a religious cultural relic.  I bet if we started leaving offerings at the gravesites of veterans, she'd be accusing the public of worshiping hired murderers or something equally ridiculous.  Pointing out the public's opinion of the military as a stick used to cheap shot them with was just ignorance.  The military isn't a football team.  They're there to protect us.  Popular or not.  I guess what I'm saying is, if you're going to have an opinion, know what you're talking about.