RE: Life is worth losing...
August 6, 2019 at 12:49 pm
(This post was last modified: August 6, 2019 at 12:49 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
It wouldn’t bother me if he were. I have respect for fellow combatants on grounds that go beyond our respective ideologies.
In a better world, we’d be best friends. We have a lot in common with each other and little in common with the people who’s bidding we do.
Yes, if you strap on a gun, you probably should be ready to see the guy standing across from you doing the same. Ultimately, You’re there to shoot at him, to kill him. He has similar ideas.
Carlin may have been “anti american” or “anti troop”.....I disagree there, but the statements aren’t necessarily so.
In a better world, we’d be best friends. We have a lot in common with each other and little in common with the people who’s bidding we do.
Yes, if you strap on a gun, you probably should be ready to see the guy standing across from you doing the same. Ultimately, You’re there to shoot at him, to kill him. He has similar ideas.
Carlin may have been “anti american” or “anti troop”.....I disagree there, but the statements aren’t necessarily so.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
