  MY NAVY JAG MOTIVATIONAL STATEMENT . For the hell of it, I'm posting the entirety of my motivational statement for the Navy JAG summer internship program: Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie.
--Simonides - Epitaph on the monument marking the Battle of Thermopylae Choosing a quotation this Veteran’s Day that fully captures the spirit of the day has proven exceptionally difficult. Shakespeare’s Saint Crispin’s Day Speech from Henry V is likely the most known. But history is rife with other examples from the Spartans’ at Thermopylae to the tragic bravery of Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. They all remind us that there are things larger than ourselves worth fighting for. Our unique history has taught us that patriotism is risking yourself for someone you often do not know. It is well I could not find a quotation, for that would be relying on risks taken by others. That is a position I cannot abide.
My ability lies in law and my passion with my country. And in that I believe I could best serve the latter as an intern with the US Navy JAG. Respectfully, Christopher Cross It's getting sent out tomorrow with the Air Force app and the rejection should be coming shortly thereafter. It should be noted I was limited to 100 words and that brief lil thing still went over the limit. 
