I have a close friend who enlisted in the Army earlier this year.
We should keep all of them in our thoughts, whether they're participating in
Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom,
securing a post-Aristide Haiti, protecting S. Korea from the demonic clutches of Kim Jong-il and the DPRK, or simply defending the homeland.
"I have a close friend who enlisted in the Army earlier this year."
That's my daughter. She told me, the reason she elisted was because she loved her country, wanted to protect us from terrorists. That's a heavy heart on me.