Writers are storytellers. So are readers.

A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.

I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.

I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.