Your Favorite Blockhead!

First off, let me just say that the success that the movie American Sniper has had... has brought me tremendous joy on a personal and post-military level. When Chris Kyle was senselessly killed, I felt the only thing I could do as a proud veteran of my country was to immediately buy a new copy of his book, American Sniper . And I did. I cannot promise you a gemstone in my writing today, nor do I wish to spoil the plot for anyone that has yet to see this film... but I will admit freely the moments that stirred my patriotic emotions the most. There is a scene of a graveside ceremony for a fallen Navy SEAL. I wept. There were gun salutes, Navy dress uniforms and the proper folding of our nation's flag. I wept even more. TAPS was played. I refused to hold back my sobs. The way this depiction of war captures the spirit and realism of brotherhood in our armed forces cannot be denied. There is a scene that resembles BUDS training that our SEALS are to endure, showing these warriors