Currently, I am serving a tour of duty in Iraq. I am bi-coastal: when in the states, I split my time between Hermosa Beach, CA and Selden, NY. I play a smokin' mean guitar. My best friend and walk-a-bout partner is the coolest Black Lab in the world-Black "Jack". I ride choppers and Harleys. I am highly educated, witty, urbane, and quite sexy...
I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values:
I will always place the mission first,
I will never accept defeat,
I will never quit,
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
*and know this:
It was the American Soldier, not the poet,
who has given us the freedom of speech.
It was the American Soldier, not the reporter,
who has given us the freedom of the press.
It was the American Soldier, not the campus organizer,
who has given us the freedom to assemble and demonstrate.
It is the American Soldier who salutes the flag,
serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who protects the freedoms of the protestors who burn the flag.
"SEMPER PARATUS"
