Last month, one of the greatest responsibilities came into my life; my son, Miles Diego. There are so many things that I know he is going to experience in life. These are the five values with which I want him to face life.
picture taken by Sean Smith of The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2007/may/21/iraq
But here's the funny thing about the monster inside of us. We want as little to do with him as we do with those who believe that the monster doesn't exist. It's neither war nor the dream state that beckons us, but rather an understanding by others of what we have done, what we have experienced, and who we are.
Everyone who has honorably served in the military has one thing in common- they didn’t quit. In fact, if you served honorably in the military, the fact that you didn’t quit says something about you. Think how easy it was to quit when you first joined the military. In fact, depending on the type of training you went through, the military actually tried to entice you to quit. But you stuck with it and you’re better for having stuck through the training.