RE: If you want to be awe inspired.
July 17, 2015 at 11:54 pm
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2015 at 11:58 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The guy had a way with words, -and a smooth voice to deliver them-. OTOH, I think he would appreciate, on one level (certainly not all levels) that the temporary nature of his contribution enhanced, rather than diminished that contributions gravity. To bastardize Homer, the gods envy our mortality.
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!
