Thank you reading my blog.

Having served our country my entire adult life I confess that helping others is who I am and relish it.  Be it as a United States Marine, Chairman of the Chester County Young Republicans (in Pennsylvania), conservative political activist, or working with non-profits/charities, serving is a large part of my life.

For the last 5+ years I have been recalled back to active duty and stationed at Headquarters Marine Corps working as a Watch Chief for the Logistics Readiness Coordination Center in Washington DC.  Now I am finally getting a chance to get my boots on the ground (BOG) in Iraq.

From mid-April to late-October I will be working as a liaison for the Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned in the Al Taqaddum province which is located about 74 miles west of Baghdad.

Reception by others when they find out I am going to Iraq has been mixed.  Most are encouraging and asking how they can help.  Sadly, many still remain unknowing about the cause.  Being a part of the liberation process of over 50 million people (Iraq, Afghanistan, and Horn of Africa) is in my opinion one of the noblest gestures one can give their time and life for. 

Years from now history will properly judge Americans as liberators and eradicators of terrorist.  As time creeps forward and the light of freedom shines brighter throughout the Middle East, our growing list of friends will remain steadfast for American ideals and our country will become safer.

I will miss my friends and family but at the same time I look forward to meeting my fellow Marines who on a daily basis provide security and comfort to millions of our Iraqi friends.

Let me close by saying that to support the troops means you must support the mission.  No matter if you thought we should go into Iraq has been irrelevant for years now. 

We came in to remove a monster that was responsible for over 1 million deaths, violated virtually every UN sanction, shot at Americans an average of 3 x a day for years in the no-fly zone, paid families of suicide bombers if they killed Jews, and yes had manufactured, stored, and employed weapons of mass destruction.  If you cannot see the value of removing a murderous tyrant then you simply don’t get it and most likely never will.

Support the troops abroad and at home. 

Support the mission. 

Thank you and Semper Fi.

GySgt Jonathan Jenkins

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