bkisel
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DaWang,
Thank you for sharing. Even though it is a fictional speech I feel most who have served can relate...
I recall a time when our platoon was marching back to the barracks after a long day at the rifle range. There was the precise cadence sounding from boots hitting the ground of a nearly fully matured recruit platoon. Added to that was a soft whistle caused by a slight breeze blowing through the flash suppressors of our shouldered M14's. A beautiful sunset was cast upon Paris Island. I found myself feeling this overwhelming connection, an affinity, with every soldier or warrior past, present and future. The memory of that feeling will return to me from time to time and always on days such as today.
Thank you for sharing. Even though it is a fictional speech I feel most who have served can relate...
I recall a time when our platoon was marching back to the barracks after a long day at the rifle range. There was the precise cadence sounding from boots hitting the ground of a nearly fully matured recruit platoon. Added to that was a soft whistle caused by a slight breeze blowing through the flash suppressors of our shouldered M14's. A beautiful sunset was cast upon Paris Island. I found myself feeling this overwhelming connection, an affinity, with every soldier or warrior past, present and future. The memory of that feeling will return to me from time to time and always on days such as today.