My best friend, Abdias, is a Marine and has been since we graduated High School. Afraid of what it involved, I did my best to dissuade him from joining but he did anyway and has been to deployed to the middle East 4 times. He extended his "term" because he felt that he owed it to his Battalion/Combat team to bring experience to what was inevitably going to be a 'young group'.
I have gained so much respect and appreciation for the Marines and it has truly opened my eyes to the necessity of armed forces. So many are quick to be anti-war and in-turn they become anti-troops. Our troops want peace more than anyone.
9/11 should be a day of remembrance and today I pray for the families of all who lost, and the families & friends of all who are still in fear of losing.
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