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In response to Publishing the Marine Photo: Remember the Words of Christ, John Bernard, 1stsgt USMC ret., speaks.
I am Lcpl Joshua Bernard’s Father. I deeply appreciate your intense concern over this immoral act and believe these folks are working without a functional conscience as described in Romans chapter 1. Having said that; I will make the same point here that I have now made repeatedly in interviews. We cannot let this ‘distraction’ change the important elements of the greater story and that is the implimentation of the new ROE. There aren’t 1000 Afghan lives that are worth a single Marine’s life. I say this because I am first an American and Marine – not a world citizen. We have a right and responsibility to export violence to defend these shores and our citizenry. Anything less and we will be judged ‘found wanting’ as the Bible describes those who fail to do what they know to be right. It is time for us to hold our elected officials accountable and renind them that they are Americans and for the attrocities against our Warriors that they are complicit in. Keep fighting the fight guys, here in your blog as I am with this small window of opportunity I have been given through the shed blood of my only son.
John Bernard
1stsgt USMC ret.
For more, see Proud to be a Marine.
On September 8, 2009 at 9:58 am, Warbucks said:
God bless you 1stsgt.
On September 8, 2009 at 10:37 am, MarkA said:
God bless you and your family, 1stSgt Bernard. Semper Fidelis!
On September 8, 2009 at 1:50 pm, DesertPete45 said:
My prayers are with you and your family 1stSgt. May God bless and comfort you. Your son is to be honored and I salute him. He is a true American hero. I too am disgusted with the ROE our young men are constrained by. So we sacrifice the lives of our young men to save Afghan civilians who are probably Taliban sympathizers. Semper Fidelis!!! (USMC 1964-1968)