...Second, I would not call a little child a "brat." Third, my own husband and some of my best friends were raised in the military. I do not appreciate this use of "poetic embellishment" by The Chronicle. Susan Winstead, Augusta

Re the Jan. 1 letter by Susan Winstead, "Chafes at use of `Army brat' term": I am a 70-year-old "Army brat" and am very proud of it. I was raised in the...