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Posts tagged Respect
General Petraeus’s Final Message to the Troops
Sep 18th
No B.S. and all business just like we like it: In his final message to the Troops in Iraq, as he departs to take Command of U.S. Central Command, General Petraeus thanked them for their magnificent work and the sacrifices they and their families have made.
He is a leader who inspires the Troops under his Command. His Troops would follow him anywhere.
Liberals, a number of democrats and others who will not take risks outside their comfort zones or sacrifice for their own or other’s freedoms wont understand this message – honor, respect and “soldiering” are concepts they cannot comprehend.
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The Value of Service
Sep 17th
I received this as an email forward:
8/15/2008 – EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The Value of Service
Commentary by Lt. Col. Mark Murphy, 354th Maintenance Group deputy commander
I learned a big lesson on service Aug. 4, 2008, when Eielson had the rare honor of hosting President Bush on a refueling stop as he traveled to Asia.
It was an event Eielson will never forget — a hangar full of Airmen and Soldiers getting to see the Commander in Chief up close, and perhaps even shaking his hand. An incredible amount of effort goes into presidential travel because of all of More >
