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Patriotism is defined in the Webster Dictionary as the love for ones country. And in the military you are taught to be patriotic. But, what if a dilemma came along that you felt would affect you the rest of your life? How would you react? How will you come to a decision without knowing the out come? That grueling decision came crashing down to me on January 15, 2003. I had just come back from a six-month deployment from Kuwait, an oasis of sun and sand. All of us in the military knew this was the preset before war would start. I had approximately one month till I finished my four years tour of duty in the Marine Corps. Because of the short time I was in a rush to start my processes of checking out of the Marine Corp. Ordinarily, we are supposed to start this process six months prior to getting out of the military.
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