Erika - Veteran

My sister has this as her facebook status:

I'm a Veteran. A Veteran is someone, who at one point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life. Regardless of personal political views, that is an honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer remember that fact. ...Copy and paste this as your status if you are a veteran. *USAF 20 years of service and counting!