[chuckles]

BTW, let your son know that I thank him for his service. I pray for the troops without ceasing. I am a tender hearted patriot that weeps with gratitude when I ponder what even a cook does for their country and how thankfull I am that someone will step up and be counted. My reply to you was just a reminder that this will come whether your son is in or out of danger. I've been thinking about it for a while now and feel that he is actually in a better spot than we are if the military will allow him to defend himself. We are at the mercy of failed leaders, vague laws, and surprise attacks without the ability to be forewarned when it comes. I've always dreaded the day when some idiot starts mowing people down behind their back and I have no chance to even defend myself and family. All the decades of gun collecting and ammo storage down the drain from a weirdo Satan worshiper a 5 cent bullet. I frankly have wondered why we haven't seen more attacks at malls and movie theaters already. All these creeps are waiting for is a reason like the refusal to allow a mosque at Ground Zero.

[SoldierDad]

Yes, he will be in a better postion, given that the ROE allow him to actually defend himself and fellow soldiers. I’m not sure if the ROE in Afghanistan and Iraq are still the same, but soldiers were being required to verify that the enemy had a firearm in their hands before being able to fire upon them. The enemy caught on quickly, and would fire off a volley of rounds, and then ditch their weapons before our soldiers could react. After not being able to return fire, out soldiers would return to routine actions, only to be fired upon again. The leadership of this country is guilty of the deaths of every soldier since Jan 20, 2009.