Leah Samaras Dr. Miller AP U.S.

Essay

Is Their Pride in Serving in Our Military

There is no doubt in my mind that everyone in the United States applauds the many men and oman time o! the ho are illing to !ight and die !or their "ountry. During the ill say they

#orld #ars to present day$ any person serving in our military are proud to be a

part o! this "ountry and prote"ting its "iti%ens. &ot only is there an undying pride that gro s ithin a person and shapes that same ho they ant to be"ome$ but some people have

passion !or serving in the military. 'ou "an as( any #orld #ar I$ #orld #ar II$ )ietnam$ *orean ar veteran and they "ountry they love ill tell you men ere lining up to prote"t the

so dear. The "ourage that these soldiers have is unrea"hable and should be respe"ted and appre"iated by everyone. +o a""ompany su"h "ommitment and heroism. My grand!ather on"e told me$ , I remember a time ould lie about their age -ust to be able to !ight. It guns and learning ho to (ill people purpose... they hen young men "ould ell deserved and earned pride not

as mu"h more than the a e o! using as that men had !inally !ound a as "onsidered a dishonor i! you

ith your bare hands$ it as "omplete. It

had a "alling and !elt li!e

didn.t -oin the military., #hat I believe people !ind most interesting about these soldiers is that they never have to be as(ed$ and they "ertainly aren.t told to go out and put their li!e on the line and sa"ri!i"e hat they have so They "hoose this type o! e "an (eep ours rather they "hoose to do this. ay. They (no hat they are

li!e$ and most ould not have it any other getting into$ hat

they ill have to su!!er through$ hat they ill have to endure during training$ mu"h less during "on!li"t. They are illing parti"ipants$ and people do not reali%e the "ourage$ patien"e$ and "on!iden"e it ta(es to put your pen to that paper$ sign your name$ and enlist. #hat these soldiers are !ighting !or is not only to (eep their !amilies$ "iti%ens$ and "ountry sa!e and prote"ted but to !ight !or the !reedom people right!ully deserve. They (no Ameri"a is a uni/ue "ountry that "an never be repli"ated$ yet the U.S. military has also toppled destru"tive authoritarian leaders su"h as +itler$ and Saddam +ussein. #hat.s so spe"ial about our military is ho they have this unbelievable strength !rom de"ision so sel!less$ so !o"used on the !uture$ to put themselves$ and hat.s right and ithin to be able to ma(e a hat.s best !or others over

to loo( ahead in the !uture and ma(e big de"isions based on that$ and that alone. &o one "ould say they shouldn0t be proud o! that. They do not see it as a !avor that they are going above and beyond the "all o! duty and ris(ing their lives !or us and !or other "iti%ens in the orld$

but see it as their duty. #e should give the military "redit !or their in"redible s(ills. All that hard or( pays o!! the !ront lines o! hen e have the best standing army and military in

battle. They are the epitome o! pride and "ourage. They e1hibit un!ailing loyalty to their !ello soldiers$ no t o are ali(e. In spite o! di!!eren"es su"h as ba"(grounds$ ethni"ities$ religious belie!s$ and politi"al vie s$ their "ohesiveness and loyalty are unsha(able. One e1perien"e !rom a !ormer soldier$ &orman S"h ar%(op!$ in )ietnam his men en"ountered here him and and

a mine!ield. This in"ident spread li(e a domino e!!e"t$ one man tried to retra"e his steps$ in doing so he stepped on a mine!ield$ lying in agony$ one o! his troop !riends splint his leg$ he too ent to

triggered a mine$ hi"h (illed him and t o men "losest to him. 2adly in-ured himsel!$ S"h ar%(op! lead his men to sa!ety$ and Star !or displaying hen they returned as a arded his third Silver ho ould ris( his

his bravery$ but more importantly his image as an o!!i"er li!e !or the soldiers he "ommanded. To be able to !ight !or your "ountry your "ountry be!ore yoursel! is a huge "ommitment that most people but !or them it be"omes

ith no regrets and to put ould never even dream o!$

se"ond nature. 'ou "an -udge a lot about a person.s "hara"ter -ust by (no ing they ere in the military serving$ !ighting along side brothers$ and !riends. They are the (inds o! people Ameri"ans need to be. These are the (inds o! people that better our orld.