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Platoons are families. In the worst platoons, the Marines love another. But in the best, they also like one another. We had one of the best. I couldn’t bear to see it destroyed. Conflict and disagreement had to be aired, or they would fester, simmering below the surface and corroding the relationships on which our combat effectiveness was built. We had to talk about what had happened. I had to be psychiatrist, coach, and father, without anyone suspecting I was anything but platoon commander.
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- One Bullet Away, Nathaniel Fick (via mybrothermycaptainmyking)
(Source: whispersatthebusstop)
