{"id":1910,"date":"2012-01-30T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2012-01-26T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T13:30:43","slug":"the-marine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/01\/the-marine.html","title":{"rendered":"The Marine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Marine
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Union Tribune of San Diego launched a new tradition at the first of this year. Each Jan. 1, they will honor the Person of the Year, an individual or category of individuals with San Diego ties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can think of no better way to begin this tradition than by selecting as our first winner the Marine. Since Sept. 11, 2001, America has relied on the Marine to keep us safe from terror at home and to take the fight to our enemies abroad, a task our Marines have handled with immense courage, professionalism and honor. Some of the 56,000 Marines based in San Diego County \u2014 the West Coast hub for Marine ground and air forces \u2014 have served a half-dozen or more tours of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. Their sacrifices, and those of all the other military personnel based in our county, have been enormous.<\/p>\n

Some have died, some have suffered horrific injuries, some are wounded in less-obvious ways. The Marine\u2019s family also has borne a huge burden.<\/p>\n

Yet the Marine perseveres, caring for loved ones, protecting our nation and demonstrating the wisdom of Marine Commandant Charles McCawley\u2019s 1883 decision to make \u201csemper fidelis\u201d \u2014 Latin for \u201calways faithful\u201d \u2014 the Marine Corps motto. When not defending this nation abroad, the Marine is our neighbor, our friend, our children\u2019s coach, our school\u2019s supporter, a welcome, constructive and beloved member of our community.<\/p>\n

The U-T is far from alone in its admiration. \u201cSome people work an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference to the world. But the Marines don\u2019t have that problem,\u201d President Ronald Reagan wrote in a letter to a young Marine about to deploy on a dangerous mission. We couldn\u2019t agree more.<\/p>\n

In recognition of all the Marine has done for San Diego, for the United States and for the cause of freedom, the U-T salutes the Marine, our 2011 Person of the Year. Semper fi\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the tribute.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> for Trace Adkins Tribute to the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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