Here is an interesting article from the New York Times on current military recruitment trends. Just one excerpt from the article says it all:

"The men and women who sign up overwhelmingly come from counties in the South and a scattering of communities at the gates of military bases like Colorado Springs, which sits next to Fort Carson and several Air Force installations, and where the tradition of military service is deeply ingrained.

More and more, new recruits are the children of old recruits. In 2019, 79 percent of Army recruits reported having a family member who served. For nearly 30 percent, it was a parent — a striking point in a nation where less than 1 percent of the population serves in the military."

We have a clear duty and national interest to protect our veterans monuments, especially those from the South which are most endangered at the moment.