Nationalistic Dreams of Unity in Middle East
I wish to convey my thanks to the families of military servicemen and women stationed in Saudi Arabia. I am a 22-year-old Marine lance corporal currently serving in Saudi Arabia and I speak for all service members when I say thank you for your letters of love and support.
At a time when our mission here becomes stressful and uncertain, your letters and mail help more than you will ever know. It helps to keep our morale and motivation high, and is also the reason for 99% of the smiles I see here.
For those families and friends who wish we were not here, we share your feelings, but this is our job, it’s what we are trained for and we shall do our job.
We are here representing the United States to aid an ally who needs our help.
RICHARD B. MARTINEZ
FPO San Francisco
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