As I sit in the bullpen of life, I have more time to ponder
some interesting questions.
For
instance, why is it that someone who never had the guts to wear any uniform,
much less earn the Eagle, Globe and Anchor, seems to think that it is OK, in
the middle of a family crisis, to berate someone for the current crisis (which
has nothing to do with military service) and then throw in the zinger “and
you’re not much of a Marine in my book.”
Now, a Marine will take criticism from another Marine, although in a crisis
he is much more likely to hear “I’ve got your back, shipmate. Semper Fi.” The airborne guys and Rangers I have known
probably feel the same way. But for
someone whose “book” shows he didn’t have the cojones to serve even in
peacetime, much less lead men in combat, for him to suggest that his “book” means
anything is pitiable.
A man like that wouldn’t make a pimple on a good Marine’s
ass, in my book.
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