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A Contract to Die For You!

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See Page 10 Ralph Cooper (Boston, MA) - United States Air Force; Service from 1960-1963 Vietnam Era Veterans Service Coordinator of Cloudbreak Communities Houston , TX

“For more than 200 years, African-Americans have participated in every conflict in United States history. They have not only fought bravely the common enemies of the United States but have also had to confront the individual and institutional racism of their countrymen.” -Retired Lt. Col. Michael Lee Lanning, author, The African-American Soldier: From Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell. HOUSTON - Who among us would die for a close family member, best friend or that beloved neighbor who’s always looking out for us? How about laying one’s life down for a complete stranger? Well that’s exactly what the brave men and women of our military institutions (past and present) agree to do when they enlist, sign their names on the dotted line and report for duty on our behalf almost every single day in this country. Dictionaries define a “contract” as: an agreement with specific terms between two or more persons or entities in which there is a promise to do something in return for a valuable benefit known as “consideration”. Their heartfelt decision to serve for “us” guarantees our ability to live free, all the while chasing “our” American dreams. “We the People” can rest assured that the courageous men and women behind the uniform will never break their covenants with us, but what do they receive as their “consideration” in return for this high-stakes (and arguably “one-sided”) contract we’ve managed to secure? A significant number of service members believe that joining the armed forces is akin to being initiated into an elite fraternity or like being welcomed into an unbreakable family unit that always looks after its own, offering a wealth of benefits to its members. So for those, there is no hesitation or delay in their formal execution of “The Contract” and the granting of their consents to “The People”. Continue Reading on P [4]

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