This is a quote from "The Secret Letter from Iraq" posted on the internet.
Some interesting observations in the letter, nothing earth-shattering, but very down-to-earth and touching.
One that caught my eye is here - the high re-enlistment rate among Marines. It just reminds me of how we all long to be part of something extraordinary. Where do you find it?
"Highest Unit Re-enlistment Rate — Any outfit that has been in Iraq recently. All the danger, all the hardship, all the time away from home, all the horror, all the frustrations with the fight here — all are outweighed by the desire for young men to be part of a band of brothers who will die for one another. They found what they were looking for when they enlisted out of high school. Man for man, they now have more combat experience than any Marines in the history of our Corps."
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