The retired four-star general says the political divisions tearing apart the very fabric of American society can be healed by bringing together young people towards a common purpose.
Political divisions are tearing our nation apart. Perhaps not since the last decade before our Civil War have differing perspectives so threatened the very fabric of American society. Many of us have seen similar forces in places like Iraq and Afghanistan produce unspeakable pain and tragedy and know that something must be done. But what?
My military career taught me that young Americans, recruited from every corner of our nation, representing different races, religions, incomes, and accents can be brought together under a single flag, for a common purpose, and do great things. During the Depression they built roads, parks and other things that have contributed to every generation that followed. When World Wars I and II erupted, they united to protect not only America, but the world.
Their greatest contribution was not any physical structure; it was in shaping themselves into what Tom Brokaw so aptly described as the"Greatest Generation." I might simply call them good citizens. We can, and must, do that again, by harnessing the power of letting young Americans serve something bigger than themselves.
We can do it through what is often called national service. It is a simple concept: Young Americans come together for a year or two and work together in efforts as varied as healthcare, education, conservation, the military, or other community projects. For that period of their lives, before they go on to jobs, school, or family life, they work alongside other Young Americans serving fellow citizens and learning about each other – and themselves.
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