TODAY SO MANY HAVE FORGOTTEN OR NEVER REALLY KNEW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN.
THE CLIP BELOW WILL ACT AS A REMINDER.
AS WE APPROACH THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY I THINK THIS IS A VERY APPROPRIATE SHORT VIDEO CLIP THAT ALL AMERICANS SHOULD WATCH.
THE MARINES THAT DIED ON THE ISLAND IN THIS CLIP, KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO BE AMERICANS.
THE MARINES THAT RECOVERED THEIR FELLOW MARINES IN THIS CLIP CLEARLY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AMERICANS.
THE MARINES THAT CURRENTLY SERVE ALL AROUND THE GLOBE RISKING EVERYTHING, EACH DAY TO BE AMERICANS, CERTAINLY KNOW.
IT TAKES DIGNITY, HONOR AND COURAGE TO FACE THE TRUTH, TO STAND UP TO REALITY, TO BE AMERICANS.
BEING A MARINE ISN'T ABOUT MENTAL OR PHYSICAL TOUGHNESS, IT IS ABOUT NEVER FORGETTING THAT YOU ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE AN AMERICAN. IF YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW WHY MARINES FIGHT SO FIERCELY, IT IS BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN; THEY BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER, THEY BELIEVE IN GOD, THEY BELIEVE IN THEIR COUNTRY, WHAT IT STANDS FOR AND HER CAUSE. MARINES KNOW THAT WITH NOTHING TO BELIEVE IN, YOU HAVE NOTHING, AND THEY ARE WILLING TO DIE FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN, BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT IS RIGHT AND IT IS "SOMETHING"!
WARRIORS FIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS EVIL IN THIS WORLD THAT WANTS TO DESTROY WHAT IS GOOD. MARINES STAND IN THE WAY OF THAT EVIL, TO THE LAST MAN, SEMPER FI!
P.S. MY WIFES UNCLE, DON EWALD, A KOREAN ERA MARINE, PASSED ON WEDNESDAY, 27 JUNE, 2012 AFTER 80 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE TO GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILY AND CORPS. PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO LOVED AND WILL MISS HIM A GREAT DEAL!
ERIC HORNE
DON'T MISS THIS SECOND CLIP EITHER;
SLEEP WELL AMERICA, MARINES ARE STANDING WATCH.