Where do we find men of such character?
MICHAEL C. CARLSON at the Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal has this paper written by An American Soldier.
(Editor’s note: Sgt. Carlson, of St. Paul, Minn., was killed on Jan. 24, 2005, when his Bradley fighting vehicle overturned in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq. He was 22. This is adapted from a “credo paper” he wrote in 12th grade, on May 11, 2000.)
Rest in peach Sgt. Carlson.
Sgt Carlson is why America is Great. He gets that from his dad.
Will it be 30 years of playing a game that in reality means nothing, or will it be 30 years of fighting crime and protecting the country from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
I want my life to account for something more than just a game. In life there are no winners, everyone eventually loses their life. I only have so much time; I can’t waste it with a game. I don’t want those close to me to look at me and tell me that I was good at a game. I want to be good at life; I want to be known as the best of the best at my job. I want people to need me, to count on me. I am never late; I am either on time or early. I want to help people. I want to fight for something, be part of something that is greater than myself. I want to be a soldier or something of that caliber, maybe a cop or a secret service agent.
America is where we find such men.
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Raven on 07 Jun 2005 at Tue 07 June 2005 14:49:18 #
You’re right…I never hear stories of hero’s in the foreign press. France? ha they wouldn’t know a hero if they were saved by one in broad daylights…and all the other EuropeOn’s as well.
Crowe on 10 Jun 2005 at Fri 10 June 2005 10:44:30 #
I see myself and my own journey in his words. It is men like that and their example; and a deep, burning desire to live up to the best that I can be that leads me to pursue the path I am, and to help others be the best people they can be.
Thank God we live in a nation that allows us to pursue what he articulates and so many of us feel.