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The Vice President shares personal reflections about his own journey into the Marine Corps, inspired by family and a sense of duty in the post-9/11 world. His story encapsulates the core values that bind Marines: discipline, leadership, commitment, and patriotism. Enlisting at 18, he describes how the Marine Corps shaped his character and stressed that service is not just about individual sacrifice but about defending the nation’s ideals.