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May god be with you as
you embark on this mission, regardless of the circumstances. In
the end, it is we, who bear the brunt. Our government has shown
its disdain for our veterans, sidelining and warehousing us in old,
decrepit VA hospitals and mental institutions where we live out our
days, sometimes lying in our own filth.
Our government denies
our requests for minimal benefits due us BY LAW even
as they pour military aid into Israel. Our own country treats us
thus - we who have borne and bear arms in the service of our nation. We
will one day be called upon to justify our actions and conduct on the
battlefield by the highest authority. I am confident that you
will conduct yourselves with honor, as we have throughout the history
of the United States. It is often forgotten that the
Corps is older than our country. Obey the laws set forth in
the UCMJ and the Geneva convention, regardless of orders.
Follow your leadership
principles and your consciences. In this way we will avoid the
stain that will surely be relegated to the other services taking part
in this battle. If there is any hope left for the restoration of
democracy in the United States, it rests solely with the United States
Marine Corps. We alone out of the other armed services possess
the capability and credibility to thwart a coup by the existing
administration.
It is my fervent wish
that we could take your place, as the majority of us still alive are
already dead.
Perhaps if we could
things would change - we have nothing to loose and everything to gain
by an honorable death in combat.
During the last two
centuries, the call to arms for the Marines was met with the same
esprit that characterized our glorious victories on the battlefield.
"Devil dogs". We struck fear into the hearts of our enemies,
and rightfully so. Your leadership will now be put to the most
severe and unforgiving test: combat. I am confident
that you will emerge from this war as we have in others - the
complete masters of the battlefield, an independent brotherhood
impervious to politics and over zealous individuals in the federal
government.
At the same time, I
must remind you of our code of conduct. Do not expose yourselves
by carrying out illegal orders.
Again, we alone possess the moral fiber
and the sheer power to stand up to violations on the battlefield.
May god be with you,
good luck, watch your six. If only I could be there with
you.
Robert S. Finnegan
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