Via Daily Caller:
Marine Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal gave a speech for his retirement Thursday, and what he has to say about serving is pure America.
“Our 26th president of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt, he once stated, speak softly and carry a big stick,” he said. “Speak softly is diplomacy, but diplomacy will only work if you have the strength to back it up. Ladies and gentlemen, behind me, to the right, to the left, is the big stick. The ones who do the work, who put in the sacrifice, everyday, to make sure that this country, this most beautiful, great nation, still stands.”
“Marines in 1st Marine division — make no mistake that when they prepare to step off a Range 400, and those infantryman load ammo in their magazines, and those tank crewman load ammo in the breaches, and the artillerymen, and the engineers, and they step off, make no mistake that they understand exactly what they are training for, and what those targets down range represent.”