TOP MARINE TELLS TROOPS TO "GET OVER" IT, SHOW "DIGNITY .. AND RESPECT"

This is an amazing man, amazing statement and an amazing soldier. Top Marine Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett addressed troops in South Korea recently about the repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, and he did not mince words. In part he said:

"Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution is pretty simple,...It says, ‘Raise an army.’ It says absolutely nothing about race, color, creed, sexual orientation. You all joined for a reason: to serve. To protect our nation, right?...How dare we, then, exclude a group of people who want to do the same thing you do right now, something that is honorable and noble?...Right?...Get over it. We’re magnificent, we’re going to continue to be. … Let’s just move on, treat everybody with firmness, fairness, dignity, compassion and respect. Let’s be Marines."

Exactly as you would expect a Marine to say it. How proud I am of this message to the troops and from someone so respected in his field. Here's to you, Sgt. Maj. Barrett. You are a true American hero. [source]