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By the time you read this week’s article, the presidential elections will be a thing of the past and we will be somewhat beyond the combination of moanings and shouts of glee.

This Friday, however, marks the celebration of those who have served and sacrificed so the aforementioned elections could be carried out in freedom and under the rule of law. My “number” never came up in the draft. I was 12 when the draft was abolished and never did more than show up at the post office to proclaim my whereabouts in case I was ever needed. I was not.

When I was nine, I was traveled by plane from Dallas to...