Thought you guys might like this....
Why we love the Marines
This is a story told by Lt.Gen. Tommy R. Franks, who commands the
3rd U.S.Army and U.S. Army Forces Central Command:
"I ended a recent operations briefing for a lot of our folks over there (in
Afghanistan) by discussing some of their morale issues.
I related to them about a recent meeting and tour I had with the American
ambassador when we went around inspecting all of our Marines deployed into
their fighting positions. I reminded all of the assembled officers that
Marines live in holes and don't have a house to live in like 'heavy forces.'
No tank or lots of tents to sleep in. They carry their 'house' on their back
and they live in fighting holes. Although the Marines had just lost a buddy
(in a Humvee accident), their spirit was 'uplifting'.
A question posed by the ambassador to a Marine drove this point home. The
ambassador asked a young Marine Private sitting in his hole, 'how is it here
in the hole?' The private answered, 'Kind of like the beach without water.'
The ambassador then asked, 'If you could get something, what would you like
to have?'
I related to all of our folks assembled there in front of me that most of us
would have answered, 'a hot meal', 'a cot', 'a shower,'
..but this Marine private said, 'I could use some more ammunition.' "
Eliminate distractions, focus on your goals and visualize what you hope to accomplish.
Why we love the Marines
This is a story told by Lt.Gen. Tommy R. Franks, who commands the
3rd U.S.Army and U.S. Army Forces Central Command:
"I ended a recent operations briefing for a lot of our folks over there (in
Afghanistan) by discussing some of their morale issues.
I related to them about a recent meeting and tour I had with the American
ambassador when we went around inspecting all of our Marines deployed into
their fighting positions. I reminded all of the assembled officers that
Marines live in holes and don't have a house to live in like 'heavy forces.'
No tank or lots of tents to sleep in. They carry their 'house' on their back
and they live in fighting holes. Although the Marines had just lost a buddy
(in a Humvee accident), their spirit was 'uplifting'.
A question posed by the ambassador to a Marine drove this point home. The
ambassador asked a young Marine Private sitting in his hole, 'how is it here
in the hole?' The private answered, 'Kind of like the beach without water.'
The ambassador then asked, 'If you could get something, what would you like
to have?'
I related to all of our folks assembled there in front of me that most of us
would have answered, 'a hot meal', 'a cot', 'a shower,'
..but this Marine private said, 'I could use some more ammunition.' "
Eliminate distractions, focus on your goals and visualize what you hope to accomplish.
just thought I would point that out