Senior Airman Latreal Figgers salutes.Credit: Samuel King Jr., Air Force This past week has been marked by unwarranted political attacks on a veteran who happens to be running for the nation’s second-highest office. The Wall Street Journal reminded us that the U.S. military is a volunteer force and that only about 1 percent of the population dons the military uniform. Six years ago, Air Force General Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time, also referred to that one percent. “Only 1 percent of our population today will ever wear the uniform of this nation in any o…