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December 16, 2005
Marines - "a microcosm of America at its best"
Here is a must-read for today. Matt Pottinger, a Wall Street Journal correspondent recently gave up journalism to become a Marine. He is commissioned a 2nd Lt. today at Quantico. Why would he do this? His parting editorial can be found at Opinion Journal, but his walkaway paragraph says it all:"In a way, I see the Marines as a microcosm of America at its best. Their focus isn't on weapons and tactics, but on leadership. That's the whole point of the Marines. They care about each other in good times and bad, they've always had to fight for their existence--even Harry Truman saw them as nothing more than the "Navy's police force"--and they have the strength of their traditions. Their future, like the country's, is worth fighting for. I hope to be part of the effort."
Posted by Deb at December 16, 2005 03:37 PM
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