A merica is not a perfect country. Like all nations, it is a collection of human beings, and human beings are notorious for occasionally making bad decisions, being selfish, or otherwise simply blowing it. However, there is a lot right about this country, though often we get so caught up in the rhetoric, that we miss it. It’s not that other countries can’t make claims regarding their own unique and positive qualities, or that America is the only country that matters, but I feel compelled to stand up for the nation of my birth. As a veteran, I thought a top ten list outlining what makes America great might be in order, especially today. Obviously, critics will be able to name exceptions to almost everything I write here, but I stand by each main point, even if there are failures to be occasionally found. And so here, in no particular order, is my list — incomplete as it may be — of ten things that makes the USA a great nation. 10. Generosity Granted, we are a