Originally Posted by ASoldiersDad

My son is a M240B Gunner deployed near the Afghanistan/Pakistan Border. He came home for his mid-deployment leave a month ago. This is his first deployment. I asked him who he was going to vote for and he offhandedly said McCain, like it was a foregone conclusion. Based on this, I would say his battle buddies are mainly conservative voters. I told him that the country seemed to be getting tired of war. He looked genuinely hurt as if to say, "Why? Are they fighting it?" My son is a very nice guy and he loves his job. By the way, I am voting for Obama.