This was on my son's front page (about me),,how much pride would this give you as there father an to see how far he has gone..give me a life time of pride..an hope his sisters an brother lead in the same pride of life..
We live in a world that is at war, and this war has to be fought by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You protest our losses, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know - that our losses, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me to fight in this war -- you need me to fight this war. We use words like "Honor," "Courage," "Commitment." We use these words as the backbone of alife spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "THANK YOU" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and help fight this war on TERRORISM. }}}}}}}}}
