Here's a good article written by The Onion. The truth is that majority of enlisted soldiers of our branched forces come from lower income households and sons of daughters of immigrants seeking a better life here in the United States.

On the left is a black and white study of a house across the street painted from my studio window. The colors in the night remind me of an Edward Hopper painting, but I want to stick to black and white to get the values right. Lately, I've been attracted to the glowing light iluminated from houses in the late evening.