Serving my country means that I gave up the normal progression of my life--high school, college, work--to do something whose end was civic. The same could be said for the veterans of many other types of national service. Nor is the recognition of service to country a result of deployment abroad in austere conditions.
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Serving my country means that I gave up the normal progression of my life--high school, college, work--to do something whose end was civic. The same could be said for the veterans of many other types of national service.
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The difference between serving your country and serving your fellow man is the difference between war and peace, between devastation and prosperity. When you serve your country, you are really taking orders from the State to kill, maim and destroy.
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While those who bear the costs of battle carry a heavier burden, the rest of us can still rightly say we've served our country. Serving my country means that I gave up the normal progression of my life--high school, college, work--to do something whose end was civic.
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If someone had asked me during the late 1980s why I wanted to join the military, I would have said, “Because I want to serve my country.” At the time, I thought that every able-bodied male should serve their country by serving in the military.
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My name is Joel Dillon, and I am a Major in the United States Army. I have been associated with the military for 17 years and have been on active duty for the past 13 years. The purpose of this essay is to explain why I originally chose to serve my country, and why I continue to serve now.
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serve. verb. 1. work for, help, aid, assist, do something for, be of use to, be in the service of, do your bit for soldiers who have served their country well. 2. perform, do, complete, go through, fulfil, pass, discharge He had served an apprenticeship as a bricklayer.
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A former Marine, I find myself in a constant pursuit of re-attaining the meaningfulness of those four years, chasing the feeling I had when my profession involved working in challenging conditions with teams of great people to solve big problems whose scope exceeded personal gain.
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The first and foremost reason I chose to serve was because I felt that I had a duty to give back to the country that has given me so much. I have always been patriotic, and I have also always respected members of the military and what they do to protect our nation. I wanted to do my part as well.
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It shouldn't be. Service to country isn't linked to combat. Though I served as an infantry officer in time of war, and went to Iraq, I've never been in combat. The same is true for about half the Marines with whom I served--and that was in a combat arms unit.
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what serving my country means to me
Serving my country means that I gave up the normal progression of my life--high school, college, work--to do something whose end was civic. 