By this line of reasoning we should also stop discussing Wojo's Polish heritage.
I have two distinct cultural heritages and my squadron mates let me know I was accepted by reminding me of my lineage. We had a Jewish Warthog driver whose call sign is Rabbi. Was Jan upset by that? Hell no. He was not ashamed of his religion; quite the contrary. And the call sign Rabbi was something he wore with pride.
Guys struggle with showing affection to each other so we take the safe route by flipping each other sh1t. We had a team almost get waxed along the Paki border. When they got back inside the wire we didn't hug them or cry tears of joy. We told them they were still ugly. But there was no doubt whatsoever that we were relieved and damn glad to see their hairy asses hop off that helo.
The great thing about this nation of cast offs is that we bring all of those differences together. I see no reason not to celebrate the richness of experience, variety and diversity that are woven together to form the tapestry of America. If you have ever been part of a team then you will understand what I am saying.
Well put. I have friends in the Marines...they're all green on the outside, red on the inside.
