The Florida Writer      

Patriotism is the theme here. Any comments and/or stories would be well appreciated and possibly posted here on "The Florida Writer". Thanks for everything you've done for our country. I gave 21 years and seven months of my life in the US Air Force from Nov.1983 - Aug 2005, and I know what a great price and sacrifice it can be. So I thank you from the bottom of my heart. God Bless you and our wonderful country...The United States of America. - Charles Asbury II

www.AirForce.com - Explore Amazing Enlistment and Employment Opportunities Today.

www.af.mil - Official site of the U.S. Air Force 

Army - www.army.mil - Official site of the U.S. Army. Features news and information on the organization, operations, career management, how to support the troops.

Marines - www.usmc.mil - Official Marine Corps web site. Includes information on recruiting, units, careers, and more.

Navy - www.navy.mil -  Official sie of the United States Navy.

www.military.com - Learn more about the U.S. Military. Free info, no obligation.

              -THE MILITARY-

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country (or by attacking other countries) by combating actual or perceived threats. As an adjective the term "military" is also used to refer to any property or aspect of a military. Militaries often function as societies within societies, by having their own military communities, economies, education, medicine and other aspects of a functioning civilian society.

The profession of soldiering as part of a military group is older than recorded history itself. Some of the most enduring images of the classical antiquity portray the power and feats of its military leaders. The Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC was one of the defining points of Pharaoh Ramesses II's reign and is celebrated in bas-relief on his monuments.^[1] A thousand years later the first emperor of unified China, Qin Shi Huang, was so determined to impress the gods with his military might that he was buried with an army of terracotta soldiers.^[2] The Romans were dedicated to military matters, leaving to posterity many treatises and writings as well as a large number of lavishly carved triumphal arches and columns.

In the modern era, world wars and countless other major conflicts have changed the employment of the militaries beyond recognition to their ancient participants. Empires have come and gone; states have grown and declined. Enormous social changes have been wrought, and military power continues to dominate international relations. The role of the military today is as central to global societies as it ever was. - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia