Labour Day in the U.S. will let us give up summer. Labour Day will help us think about rest. But will Labour Day help us better understand the work troops are doing as we enjoy the last days of summer?

There are many troops serving abroad and most are living out their lives under the hazardous conditions of deployment. Many in our culture limit the idea of work to an eight-hour day with breaks for meals. This isn't military culture. In most military assignments, troops are subjected to hostile and/or dangerous settings that demand more out of the human soul in uniform than work demands in an average American job.