family that, for all its quirks, loved me
unconditionally. At that moment, I
resolved to be the type of man who
would smile when someone gave him an
eraser. I haven’t quite made it there, but
without that day in Iraq, I wouldn’t be
trying.
The other life-altering component of
my Marine Corps experience was
constant. From the first day, with that
scary drill instructor and a piece of
cake, until the last, when I grabbed my
discharge papers and sped home, the
Marine Corps taught me how to live like
an adult.
The Marine Corps assumes
maximum ignorance from its enlisted
rick simeone
(Rick Simeone)
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