You Need Me On That Wall!: Military Appreciation Month

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Military Appreciation Month

Just found out May is Military Appreciation Month. It's the 23rd. Not really a media blitz on the Military Appreciation, huh?

I run into people all the time who shake my hand and say thanks. I know the majority of people in America appreciate their military men and women. But the guy I saw in the PX yesterday, in a wheelchair with burns on his face and arm that I could see, he might have liked seeing a newspaper story or a TV show acknowledging Military Appreciation Month.

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Col. Jessep:

Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. ...my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!