Guest Contributor Old Marine - Sometimes History Needs a Push

I'm pleased to turn the page over to an old friend today, I say old because he calls himself Old Marine although I doubt he's much older than I am and can probably do far more push ups in a single session than I can do in a week.


I wrote yesterday about fear being one of the primary causes of our anger and Old Marine sent along this post which he thought was a good companion piece to what I had written. I agree. I don't always agree with Gunny but I do in this particular case and whether we agree on an issue, he always does his homework. If he quotes a fact....you can take it to the bank as truthful.


It's what I most admire about him. He not only believes in things like truth, duty and honour; he lives them every day. He loves his country and always takes the time to research and consider issues before he reacts or responds. I admire that about him as well. Whether you agree with his opinions or not, you could learn much from his approach to issues......we all could.

As The Gunny Sees It - The 2012 Election Will Not Turn America Around

The following post is from someone I met on Twitter who calls himself "Old Marine". As we started sending messages back and forth, he reminded me of my father although I'm pretty sure that Old Marine and I are probably pretty close in age now. My dad was ex-military and as I have written before, I grew up in a military environment and knew many men just like him and like Old Marine.

They're opinionated and not too shy about sharing their opinions but I have always found them to be fair and prepared to listen to the opinions of others. They tend to embrace old-fashioned values like honour, duty and service and they also tend to be fiercely loyal to their country and its people.

I'm pretty sure that Old Marine and I are not going to agree on everything but I respect him and I asked him to share his post on my blog. I asked him because it is not a rant against the left particularly (although his conservative nature does show just a touch). I asked him to post today because I believe he has hit the nail on the head in identifying the true problem we face today. It's something I've written about and something more and  more are speaking up about. It's the unwarranted sense of entitlement held by too many that has led to a serious erosion of our values and our work ethic.