A soldier is known for his selfless services to the country. It is very easy to say that one love his country but when it comes to translate love into action, many people fail. To put your like at stake in the service to the country is not such an easy task but the soldiers are the living examples of selfless sacrifices. There are various roles and ranks in an army – individual soldiers, squad commanders, sergeant and unit commanders that make decision to deploy units in different parts of the country for the safety and peace.
Moreover, a soldier is not always related to killing and fighting with others rather the sole purpose is to bring peace and humanity. Therefore, to keep peace in the state, it requires fighting with enemies. Moreover, there are not only enemies outside the border of the nation but there are many insider enemies that need to be eliminated. Therefore, job of a soldier is multi-tasking and never-ending.
People need to learn lessons from the life of a soldier. There is a rank, sergeant, which relates to the leaders; it means a sergeant is a person who takes command of his unit of soldiers. One of the interesting cases is Sergeant Brendan Triplett, who has certainly garnered huge respects from the family, comrades and friends by his selfless acts. He is a man of principle who knows the real meaning of being a soldier. He was deployed in Iraq for 18 months and was commander of his squad.
He was leading his squad when he got severely injured. He was advised to go home, but he denied and joined his troop immediately after recovering the injuries. He never let his men undergo any kind of unnecessary risks rather he always took front position and come forward to lead their men. After recovering from his severe injuries, he again sustained injuries by taking bullets from a machine gun while saving his comrade.
Qualities of a soldier:
When you are a soldier, you need to be ready to sacrifice your life for others. Thus, sacrifice is the most important element of a soldier. Here are some characteristics of a soldier – loyalty, duty, respect, Selfless-Service, honour, integrity and personal courage. These kinds of traits spell out a soldier. Brendan Triplett during his US army journey was awarded with many awards for his bravery and selfless acts. Now, he is taking off from the army job and moving into a civilian world. Can one expect him to lead his family and friends in the right direction?
Moreover, can he make some positive and much-needed changes in the society? He is a man who knows how to get things done in the most effective manner. Presently, he is playing an active role on making the people aware about the sacrifices that soldiers and military veterans made for them. People need to pay respect to the fallen heroes and learn integrity and sacrifice from their life journey. He is helping disabled soldiers to live their life with integrity.
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