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Why I Serve
by Capt. Clemens S. Kruse
I serve because a royal concept of mercantilism
digressed into taxation
without representation. I serve because a common farmer,
a colonial militia officer, a decent, ordinary man faced
with extraordinary circumstances risked his life and livelihood
when he entered a basement chamber in Philadelphia in the fall
of 1774 to join the Continental Congress and became the father
of our country. I serve because a first lieutenant brought me
coffee at 2 a.m. while I was on guard duty and asked me to talk
through my concerns about accepting my nomination to a service
academy. I serve because of the chills I felt during reveille as
a Boy Scout at Lake Arrowhead, as a basic trainee at Fort Benning,
and as a new cadet at West Point. I serve because of the chills I
feel each day I have the opportunity to honor my nation's colors
at retreat. I serve because of seven articles and 27 amendments
that serve as a 225-year-old experiment in government that
King George wrote off as a doomed system -- that is today emulated
by every country introducing free trade. I serve because I know my
leaders will never ask me to march into our legislative branch to
establish new law, as Oliver Cromwell's example. I serve because my
country's tremendous wealth of resources and creativity is balanced
by philanthropic gestures at home and abroad. I serve to equally
protect the idealisms of both The Honorable Tom Daschle and Rush Limbaugh;
both Billy Graham and Larry Flint; both Bill Gates and John Doe;
both Al Gore and Charlton Heston. I serve to strengthen George Orwell's
statement "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." I serve
because one million lawyers working today constantly question and
strengthen the limits of our law -- when our law becomes unquestionable,
I will have cause for concern. I serve because Khomeini, Qaddafi, Hitler,
Noriega, Hussein, Aidid, and Milosevic are seldom satisfied without
introducing their tyranny and imperialism. I serve because I want my
children to describe their father's job as defending their freedom.
I serve because the American public has high expectations of protection
and sanctity. I serve because somebody has to, and I feel I can do it
better than most.
by Capt. Clemens S. Kruse
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