And yet you are free to comment, in public, in any forum, with any opinion you have derived, with no requirement for validation, and with no concern of retribution or censorship or physical or financial harm regardless of the facts, precisely because of the vets you accuse of basking in this "phony" idolatry. 

I am glad you are taking full advantage of your freedom, as you should. Many don't. 

From all of us phonies, your welcome.