I still wish that we could have helped him find it in himself to have the [b]COURAGE[/B] to [b]HONOR[/B] the [b]COMMITMENT[/b] he willfully entered into.

There is a value system expected of our Men and Women in the armed forces. On the face of the "Core Values" card each Marine is expected to carry with them, always, is the following:
 
and on the rear:
 

Up until very recently, I've always felt that this card was something that the cub scouts should be handing out, but now, I realize what void it was intended to fill.

Semper Fi,

Dave
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If you were accused of being a Man, would there be enough evidence to convict you?  

Thank you from a soon to be Marine.  I've always wanted to be a Marine for the reasons you just stated.  I just can't see myself as anything else.  Semper Fi

Welcome aboard! When do you ship? What MOS?

BTW, you are going to be successful in anything you want to do, because those values [b]are[/b] already important to you!

Semper Fidelis

Dave

(updated and edited because I wanted to let everbody else know what you're gonna' do too!)