" A soldier is not alone in war. There are parents, spouses, children, and other relatives who all experience war through the soldiers, sometimes while they serve and sometimes afterward, through their memories. They are affected by war almost as deeply as the warriors. Assuming that there are on average four people whose lives are shaped or reshaped by someone’s service, that means that about a hundred million Americans have had their lives shaped by war or the possibility of war. That is almost one-third of the country. "

― George Friedman , The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond