Quadraplegic Iraq war veteran, former Marine Joshua Hoffman (pictured here with fiancee, Heather Lovell, was denied free admission to Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park; family is outraged and we should be, too!

Yet another day at the coliseum!

There was a time when as a young sailor, without asking I could quaff a free cold beer or two just being in uniform, from a fellow veteran. Flying standby could turn into a first class ticket by a warm hearted ticket agent.

Even during the Vietnam war, where emotions ran with the fever of a tug of war, there were those who understood service and sacrifice. There were and still are rules to follow, but it seems that common sense and decency to bend them on occasion has eluded a few in the current generation gene pool.

The person in authority in this sad encounter with a paralyzed Marine Corps veteran needed only to say, "Thanks for your service, pass on and have a good time."