As a Marine, even though we have Army members in our family that we do publicly acknowledge, I've fought against my natural inclination to crack on that service too much. Cherished inner-service rivalries aside, the United States Army has been subjected to a horrible trial at the hands of the previous administration, one that it pained me to see as a descendant of a proud family tradition of service, as a professional military member and veteran myself. As the mother and aunt of current young Americans in uniform.