Face of Defense: Marine Recalls 9/11 Enlistment Decision

Face of Defense: Marine Recalls 9/11 Enlistment Decision

By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty
Special to American Forces Press Service
CAMP AL TAQADDUM, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2009 – Potential Marines usually sit with a recruiter and pick out the reasons they want to join from a stack of colorful cards featuring the words “travel,” “education” and “discipline,” among others, that describe most of the reasons someone would decide to commit.

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