I am a Vietnam veteran, disabled 100%, and want to tell those who use the phrase "Semper Fidelis" what it means to me. I love and appreciate what veterans have done for my family, and others that may not even realize it. I have and always have had my children living with me their whole lives. They are married and have children, in school, and trying to make it so they can be on their own. Recently, we all had the scare of our lives due to the incompetence of overpaid politicians in Washington. I am going back to work as a truck driver, soon as I complete the CDL school in Dunn, NC. I live out of my SUV since I live in Charlotte, and haven't got the money to drive home on the weekend or for a room or food. I have to do this at the age of 62, because the politicians may squabble again in a few months, and I could loose my disability, which supports the 10 of us. Things are rough at my home, my wife is pretty down on me, but this is something that I do because of the phrase, Semper Fidelis, words that bring out the Marine in me. My son says that I must have huge "family Jewels", but I don't, I just have the love of a Marine that believes in the words SEMPER FIDELIS. I will do anything for my family, and always be faithful to them and fellow veterans such as myself. I hope that some politicians read this and see what it means to be always faithful! I ask for nothing but a chance to do what I can for those I love, so please just give us a chance to prove our devotion to God, the family, and the Corps. Semper Fidelis, Don

Donald Young
Charlotte, NC