Service: a Navy Seal At War
“In the company of those who set their priorities the same way, we form powerful bonds of fraternity. (And never forget: there are many devoted women in the military, too, from EOD techs to A-10 Warthog pilots to support elements of all sorts, including in the special operations community.) The relationships you build tend to be permanent. The bond I have with Morgan is a degree stronger than those I have with my other teammates only by virtue of blood. And when you wear a uniform, the way you t...hink about your country changes a little, too.
But how do you come home from it? What do we do with the skills we’ve acquired and the stories we have? Who outside the fraternity will relate?
Among my goals in life now is to become one of the old men Morgan and I never thought we’d become. Our pledge to each other—“womb to the tomb”—was never very clear about duration. As I said earlier, we both had our doubts that we’d make it past forty. But now when we talk about it, we picture ourselves ending up like Robert Duvall in Secondhand Lions, or Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino.MoreLess
But how do you come home from it? What do we do with the skills we’ve acquired and the stories we have? Who outside the fraternity will relate?
Among my goals in life now is to become one of the old men Morgan and I never thought we’d become. Our pledge to each other—“womb to the tomb”—was never very clear about duration. As I said earlier, we both had our doubts that we’d make it past forty. But now when we talk about it, we picture ourselves ending up like Robert Duvall in Secondhand Lions, or Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino.MoreLess
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