[timydnuc]

There, ladies and gentlemen, is your average American fighting man, labeled...a GI. They are the best we got, the cream of our youth, they are the kids that play football and get so-so grades, they are the smart assed kids that the town folk bitch about. And, they are the smart, rich kids that go for a reason that can't be stopped by their fathers and mothers. All of these GIs are the best America has to offer, and they chose to stand in harms way for the country that they love so much. These are our John Wayne's, aren't they great? John Wayne didn't die, he just passed bravery on to another generation, and that generation passed him off to another, and this brave generation will pass them of again.

When these men come back they will have a different view of this country. These men will make the politics of the future by the leadership tried and tempered by battle and dedication to the cause of freedom and liberty. They have seen the enemy and they have defeated him. The socialists are crying in their holes at the though of brave men, tried in combat for their country, coming to fight them.

God bless and keep this young man. He reports the truth from a place that is hell on earth. He fights for a thing that has no material worth.....freedom. Freedom extended, for the American people, and freedom for people that he has never known, and have never had it.

Tell me that there are not patriots in those young ranks and I will call you a fool.

Thank you God, You have done a fine job of preserving "The Patriot".

[Archangelsk]

These are our John Wayne's, aren't they great? John Wayne didn't die, he just passed bravery on to another generation, and that generation passed him off to another, and this brave generation will pass them of again.

Whoa, whoa, whoa hoss. John Wayne may have been a great American, but he never served a day in his life. Try someone like Roy Benevidez or Dick Meadows if you're going to assign a role model.

[R. Scott]

When these men come back they will have a different view of this country.

I hope they fare better than the Viet Nam Veterans. When I returned, my biggest shock – other than miniskirts and panty hose – was the coverage I watched on the evening news. I couldn’t believe that they were reporting on the same war I had just left. It helped explain the reception I received at San Francisco International.
I didn’t like the reporters I encountered over there, and watching and reading their drivel made a lasting impression.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

He reports the truth from a place that is hell on earth. He fights for a thing that has no material worth.....freedom.

Well said, timy. Thank you. We can even share this letter and comment on it freely today because of our veterans and troops. We have to help them - please pass this on.

[ladtx]

Tell me that there are not patriots in those young ranks and I will call you a fool.

Thank you God, You have done a fine job of preserving "The Patriot".

My NCO son's private email address has always been "mfpatriot@xxxx". His mother didn't care for the mf part but I understand his feelings.