RE: Ike on war...
November 2, 2019 at 2:50 pm
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2019 at 2:54 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
A ticket to points unknown. Definitely a good part of their sales pitch. The main reason that people join and stay, beyond our anecdotal stories about ourselves (and this one pretty much can't apply to Ike)...is three meals and a bed. The service is full of poor kids from shit homes. Why wouldn't they join, why wouldn't they stay? Their options are limited. They might not be too in live with the idea of going to war, but they're not exactly strangers to violence coming in.
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!
