THIS IS ON MY FRIDGE DOOR:

ARMY VALUES ---

Loyalty

Duty

Respect

Selfless-Service

Honor

Integrity

Personal Courage

SOLDIERS CREED/ WARRIOR ETHOS ---

I Will Always Place the Mission First

I Will Never Accept Defeat

I Will Never QUIT

I Will Never Leave a Fallen Comrade

I Am a WARRIOR And a Member of A TEAM

THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL OF THESE VALUES:

In my opinion:

PERSONAL COURAGE: Army definition is---

FACE FEAR, DANGER OR ADVERSITY (physical or Moral)

If one does NOT have Personal Courage, none of these others CAN BE OBTAINED.

Marky stands steadfast and tall as he faces EACH day with its set of conflicts in his young 8 yr old life.

How does he do it day after day?...COURAGE

I ONLY make it through my days, with weakness upon weakness that I coddle with Diet Coke, chocolate, whining, and other indulgences that i afford myself as coping skills.

My goal today is to take upon ME the "Soldier's Creed".

To enlist the "Army Values" in MY core.

Marky does it without vices.

We can too.

Thank you Captain Marky for Leading me.

Love, Markysmom