Mary's rant on ignorant people who should keep their uninformed thoughts to themselves

Recently, a "friend" posted a video on the bulletin section of myspace page. I started a myspace page as a way to keep in touch with the many cousins and other relatives I have out there. This particular "friend" is the babydaddy of one of my cousins. For those of you who don't know, a "babydaddy" is the father of your children whom you are not married to.
The video he posted was the seventeen second youtube video of two marines on patrol in Iraq who threw a defenseless puppy out over a ravine. His title for this posting was "our us army at its finest". I wrote to him to let him know that these two individuals were not US Army but instead were two US Marines and both were disciplined for this action. One was expelled from the marines and the other disciplined and demoted. His response was "marines or army, they are still out there protecting our country, or whatever."
And here's my response: While I am not going to get into a debate on myspace with a half-grown kid about the US Military and its service I will state my thoughts here. Yes, just like in any organization, group or society there are a few bad apples that will make the rest of the organization look bad. For those two marines who made a poor choice and did not represent the military very positively, there are hundreds and thousands of honorable men and women in uniform who are serving this country well. There are thousands of our soldiers out there going on patrols, being shot at, getting bombed, losing limbs, losing eyesight, losing their lives and all so you can have the right to make fun of them.
So while you feel safe in your homes across the midlands, just remember this: Terrorism has knocked on our doors and it was called 9-11. These same terrorists and their "friends" will not be happy until all infidels are wiped out. If you are not sure who the infidels are, that would be all Christians or people who believe differently than them. The US military's presence in Iraq and Afghanistan is fighting for our freedoms at the source of the problem. Would you rather our soldiers were fighting terrorism at our borders? Or how about letting them hijack a few more planes and wiping out 3,000 civilians in say Kansas City or Omaha or Oklahoma City. I didn't think so. So, while you sleep snug in your beds at night, and smoke your illegal drugs, and father children out of wedlock, just remember this, these guys are out there protecting you and your rights a half a world away. They are separated from their loved ones for months and fifteen months at a time. They come home with missing limbs, hearing loss, vision loss and traumatic injuries inside that you cannot even imagine. The memories of things that they saw and did while on patrols will haunt them for their rest of their lives. So yeah, "marines or army, they are still out there protecting our country, or whatever."