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A friend that served under me as a young Squad Leader
...in the 1st Gulf War...called me this evening to inform me that after eighteen years of service he has called it quits. He got back from Iraq in April and his current enlistment was up in June. He explained that even though he is only two years from retirement...because he is married now and has children...he could not risk being sent back into combat again. He had a couple of close calls during his time in Iraq and now places more value on his life...because he has a family. He asked me if I was disappointed in him and I told him..."No...it was your decision to make." Though I did not tell him this...it was also the best decision for the men serving with...and under him...because with his attitude it could get men killed.
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