Don’t forget the ‘other’ One Percent

Last week on my lunch hour, I went to get a glimpse of the “Occupy” protest in the Loop. I asked a young protester, who looked ragged and eyes glazed over, “What is your message?”

“Expletive NATO and the One Percent,” he slurred. This week, I went to a wake to pay my respects to one of our fallen heroes. It was another reminder that our military and their families are the “Other” One Percent.

When I approached a young soldier in his dress uniform to thank him for his service, he shook my hand, looked me in the eye, and proudly replied, “It’s my honor, sir.”

Enough said.

R.J. Darin

Wheaton