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On the recordAugust 2, 2007
My son is a marine who is doing his third tour. He is calm. He is determined. He loves his country, just like all of his fellow marines. The constant illustrating or projecting of our Armed Forces as somehow victims is something that finds absolutely no truth when you go out among our uniformed personnel. The Marine Corps has never been more effective. They have never had higher morale. They have excellent reenlistment rates. Interestingly, there are high reenlistment rates among the people that are in combat. They are not deployed to the point where they are depleted, and they are not desperate and their families are not desperate.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the morale and effectiveness of the Marine Corps during a debate on troop readiness.

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