Michelle,
Beautiful words, straight from the heart. The words you wrote very neatly sum up what this entire conflict is about.
It's not about 70's hair, robot dogs, or the Carillon disco. It's about truth, honor, duty, love for family, friends, and ultimately nation. That's why many of us looked at these characters as heroes. They portrayed characters in a position which we hope we never see but, their actions are those we hope we would take in a similar circumstance.
Very nicely done.
BST