Fearful for the future of our country

For the past several weeks I have been contemplating an opinion piece that would have begun with “I am ashamed of my country.” Believe me, as a native Montanan who was raised by patriotic and loving parents, became a graduate of the University of Montana’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Program, and retired after 30 years as a veteran and senior member of the United States Air Force, I am aware of how astonishing that statement may seem to many, especially those who seem strangely wedded to the national disgrace embodied by Donald Trump and his acolytes....