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Let's talk about our obligation to a country and a country's obligation to us.

When I say us, I'm talking about citizens.

We're about about Abbey Gate, Afghanistan.

You see, there are just some realities of life.

And one of those realities of being a citizen, small tribe, big country, is it's going to be younger people who fight wars.

It's this.

It's a young man's game, as they say.

And it's going to be older people who direct wars.

Younger people who fight in them.

Younger people who die in them.

What's that old saying?

It's not my saying.

War is old men talking and young men dying.

So I get that.

I understand that.

But we still have to understand that the country you die for, the tribe you die for,

has obligations to you, as a young soldier, as a young Marine, whatever you may be,

the country has an obligation to you.

Yes, you may die in combat, but your country owes you two things. Two things. One,

don't throw my life away with negligence, with corruption, evil, don't throw it away.

I may have to die, but don't throw it away.

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