It's a thankless task

It’s a thankless task sometimes, being bombarded with all the reasons you shouldn’t sacrifice your time and efforts and even your lives for this country. Allow me to offer you my gratitude in the hope it will put your decision to serve into its proper perspective.

Our country has enemies and they know just as we know that there are parts of the world that are very important because of what they have there. When enough people depend on the product that they globally distribute for the way of life they have become accustom to, then any kind of disruption in the flow of this product will either impact the worlds economy or cause so many headaches in the areas where this products distribution has been disrupted. Just being there is going to make a difference, so even if the war cannot be won, the mission can still be accomplished.

So when the negativity begins to creep in try to remember that we are all Americans trying to better our position in the world. Thank you for your service.