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An Easy Life Is Rarely Meaningful And A Meaningful Life Rarely Easy.

I Would Not Trade You A Billion Dollars For The Kids I Led To Combat In Vietnam Or In Fact Any Of The Marines That I Served With For A Quarter Of A Century.

As A Marine Officer In Combat, I Was Responsible For The Lives And Safety Of All The Marines Who Served With Me.

Today, Only 2 Percent Of The People Know The Name Of Someone Serving In Uniform. That Means 2 Percent Of Your Listeners Can Actually Conjure Up The Image Of Someone Wearing The Uniform Of The Military Of The United States.

In My First Book, Under Fire, I Wrote That I Revered Ronald Reagan. That Was A Dozen Years Ago. I Still Feel That Way. I Think He Changed The World For The Better For My Children And My Children's Children.