and say, "N othing’s going to hurt you tonight. Not on my watch." That is my favorite line from "A Few Good Men" as spoken by LCDR Galloway who is played by Demi Moore. And today, I want to explain why it matters that THEY--our soldiers--stand on that "wall". Why THEY matter. On Saturday, August 6, the most devastating loss of American lives occurred in a crash in Afghanistan during a mission to rescue other soldiers. Since the initial story ran, many have come forward to talk about their loved ones. Thirty American soldiers were killed (and eight Afghani soldiers). Seventeen of them were Navy SEALs from the Elite and secretive SEAL Team Six. Five of them were aircrew on the Army Chinook that was used to transport them to a point in the Wardak province where they were to assist twenty-two Army Rangers who were pinned down by Taliban insurgents. And the eight other American soldiers killed in action were a mix of Navy and Air Force special forces. It ...
My journey from the realization that I was sleepwalking through my life through where I am today--living my life and taking ownership of who I am becoming each day!