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And thank God they did because it obviously made enough of an impression on you that decades and wars later you were imparting the same lessons learned and BTDT mistakes on your young soldiers. I know that is how it’s supposed to work but it’s always nice reading about it coming full circle in real life. I’m sure there’s gotta be a big sense of pride in knowing that the young warrior at Ft. Carson in 1985 or the “kid” that possessed something special that was noticed and “nurtured” by SSG Dunn grew into that seasoned and salty warrior that his troops could look to, count on and TRUST.

That’s what is (or was) unique to our military and one of the things that helped make us the best hands down. Most militaries don’t empower the lowliest enlisted man with decision making abilities, all decisions are made at higher levels. Our military not only trains our warriors in how to fight but more importantly they are taught how to THINK. Because our warriors are allowed and even encouraged to think for themselves it is vitally important that the decisions they make and actions they take are informed decisions. Unless one has been in similar situations, and that’s unlikely in war, the most informed decisions would be those of experience. That’s why for our military the experience and wisdom imparted on the younger generation of warriors by the combat and life experience of the older, saltier warriors. I doubt that other than personal combat experience anything can come close to equaling the importance of having guys that have BTDT.

Thanks to everyone that served! Those pictures are always one of my favorite genres