It is all about the troops. Those thousands of white crosses and star of Davids lined up in rows. Boys who never came home and rest eternally in peace. We would not have an America if not for boys like these. And they are not alone because all over the world there are boys buried who died in battle for the Stars and Stripes.
Hard times make hard people. Given the right circumstance the same resourcefulness could be found in people. Just not gonna find it when the biggest worry can be fixed with a milkshake. People clearly like solving problems. That why we make so many.