Every generation has to give to keep this Republic to keep it going. Other people envy us, and they try our bravery, and our resolve. We must answer the call with our lives, and the lives of generations.
Your Marine will do just fine. He will make you proud, and he will stand for me and all Americans. He will stand in harm's way to protect and defend a 200+year old idea that all men are created equal, and that all men deserve to be free. It is an idea that comes from God Almighty, and it was given to man. He will stand and deliver for God, home and Country.
Hug him tight when he gets home, and tell him how proud you are of him.