“Son, when the Marine Corps wants you to have a wife, you will be issued one.”
– Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, one of the most decorated and famous Marine officers of World War II
I was sitting on my parents’ couch late one night watching an epic TV mini-series about the Pacific Theater during World War II. Based on a true story, the main character was a young Marine my age in a landing craft about to storm the beaches of Peleliu with his fellow Marines. There was dramatic music playing. Bombs were going off. Explosions were everywhere. But these men were the manliest and bravest of men, and stormed the beaches head-on to fight the Japanese. It was safe to I was pretty fired up at this point.
The next episode cut to the story of a guy who looked to be in his late 20’s around my age, who had got broken up with while on “liberty” (the term when soldiers are given a vacation-like break) in Australia. This was also a true story.
I then started to think to myself, “what if I was fighting in the middle of a war, and had to deal with the extreme loss of my buddies dying, while almost getting killed myself, and my girlfriend broke up with me?”
Breakups as a civilian are hard enough. You have to deal with emotional baggage, drama, and heartache. But as a soldier? That would be nothing short of awful.
It kind of humbled me to think this way, and put myself into this mindset. I have never been in the military, and kowing some soldiers like these guys who fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II did get broken up with by their girlfriends, while they were only trying to protect our country and the people back home in the States was humbling. These soldiers often fought and died for what they believed in, and how did many get repaid? Some were broken up with while overseas because their girlfriends might not have been able to handle the long-distance relationship, or may have found someone who was conveniently closer and not in a jungle in the Pacific thousands of miles away.
Now don’t get my wrong. there are plenty of women who deserve the highest award our country can give for their un-wavering sacrifice and support give to their husbands and boyfriends overseas. They deserve just as much respect and admiration as anybody. But as with is everything in life, there are always a few “bad eggs” and a few people who decide to break up with their boyfriend while he is in a jungle risking his life overseas. That’s a tough situation.
I started to feel dumb for all of the times I was upset when a girl had broken up with me. If these guys who were fighting in the Pacific could handle it, surely I could handle the same situation living in a comfortable house not risking my life everyday and not watching my best buddies die? No matter how bad of a breakup I have been through, I know these guys who were fighting in the Pacific probably had it 10 times worse.
So if you’re going through a breakup right now and are feeling sorry for yourself, maybe just watch a war movie like I did. It might put things into perspective for you, and show you that no matter what your going through, there is always someone who probably had been through something 10 time worse, and who was tough enough to come out alive. Remember if they came out alive, then you can too.
If you’re looking for some additional motivation and manliness with a touch of bad-a in your life, then I suggest reading a book about Chesty Puller, or looking up some info about him. His life and his attitude will surely show you that you have every bit of courage, grit, and determination to get through any breakup thrown your way, regardless of the circumstance. Ooo-freakin’-rah.
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