Remember OUR troops. They are OUR responsibility. Not just the responsibility of the government...........or of the individual soldiers family. They have taken on the responsibility to fight, not only for us, but for the cause of freedom as a whole. I can't imagine what their lives are now like. In an environment where they are constantly 'on the front lines'............ there is no rest.......(so it seems to me). The outcome of this war doesn't just affect us.....but will affect generations to come. OUR job is to support the men and women who do what we cannot (whether we choose to or not) do ourselves. This is not about 'politics' and 'being politically correct'.......it's much greater than that. How do we want to live our lives? As cowards who backed down from terror and fear? Or do we want to be remembered as a nation who stood for what was right and fought for it, even at the loss of it's own Sons and Daughters? These Men and Women deserve respect and honor for the choice that they have made and for the job that they do. I don't apologize for being patriotic. What we have in this country is worth fighting for. I'm not talking politics here......we are a free country......we are a wealthy country.....compared to other nations in the world. My belief is that WE (as a nation) were given a purpose and a destiny to walk in. WE were given strength and power for a reason. WE were put into a position of authority........a realm of influence......for just a time as this. I don't see this as a way to make America greater........but the world better as a whole.This particular Marine is Robert Brooks. Although this photo is silly.......what Robert represents is not. I applaud Robert for choosing to join the Marines. I'm very proud of him and the other Men and Women who are fighting (and who have fought) in the Middle East (and wars past). So....SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND REMEMBER WHY THEY FIGHT!
