"...traditions of things endured and things
accomplished, such as regiments hand down forever; and the faith of men and the
love of women; and that abstract thing called patriotism, which I never heard
combat soldiers mention -- all this passes into the forward zone, to the point of
contact, where war is girt with horrors. Common men endure these horrors
and overcome them, along with the insistent yearnings of the belly and the
reasonable promptings of fear; and in this, I think, is glory.”
~ John Thomason, Fix Bayonets!
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bless you and all service members and volunteers
skubitwo
Thank you for your past and continuing service to our country, Shay.
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