Our veterans deserve the full support of the Canadian people, as a matter of justice, not of charity. Our tax dollars should assure that none are homeless, that none are deprived of needed treated, that all have the opportunity to reenter successfully civil society and the work force. And we must honour what they did.  Their   sacrifice and their courage.  But the overblown language of Mr. Hillier about nation building and defense of freedom is totally unnecessary and does not serve the truth. His argument is that there would be no Canada without the carnage of Vimy.  That is a myth beloved of militarists. That we would be unfree without the use of military force.  Perhaps that holds for WWII.  But World War I was an outrage and crime against our young men and women, and more than useless. Kosovo and Afghanistan may have served  justice but had nothing to do with our freedom. Our veterans deserve more balance and  less chest thumping from our politicians and our generals