... a Marine.
One Of The Bravest Marines In The Corps Just Retired, And He Gave Some Powerful Words Of Wisdom Before He Left
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/24/bradley-kasal-relief-appointment/
Marine Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal, spoke at a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, California, Thursday.
"These Marines left their home - all these great Americans left their home - signed up during a time of war and said, 'I wanna do that.' And we owe them so much gratitude. I am so, so proud. And they understand that in our profession there can be no second place. There can be no losing. Because the weight of our nation rests on their shoulders." ...

The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence