Posted on 12/08/2005 6:26:09 AM PST by AliVeritas
When Bruce Grant was asked why he's giving up about $40,000 in income, leaving his family for a year and volunteering for dangerous Army duty in Iraq, he looked like he was trying to find a polite way to answer a dumb question.
"Some things are worth fighting for. Some things are worth sacrifice," he said matter-of-factly in a brief interview Wednesday. "I have children and hope to have grandchildren. I hope that by us doing what we're doing now, they won't have to fight - that they can live in a safer world."
Grant, 53, spent nearly 27 years in the Army - graduating from West Point in 1974 and retiring as a colonel five years ago. The former paratrooper and ranger joined Gov. Jeb Bush's office of drug-control policy as chief of staff to Jim McDonough, himself a retired Army colonel.
On Sunday, he ships out to Fort Jackson, S.C., for two weeks of "re-greening" - getting his personnel file updated and taking care of a few administrative details. Then, it's on to Fort Campbell, Ky., to join the 101st Airmobile Division, en route to Iraq.
(Excerpt) Read more at tallahassee.com ...
A sharp salute and a heart-felt thank you to a very inspiring man!
Pity Bruce Grant can't meet Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, JohnF'nKerry:
Then we'd find out if those people have any shame.
They have no shame.
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