Gone To Fight the Indians

The fifth Commandant of my beloved Marine Corps, Archibald Henderson, is also known as the, "Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps," for his 38 year tenure as Commandant. He certainly gave the Corps plenty of mileage. He's one of the first men that we learn about in Recruit Training, as he's considered one of the benchmarks of Marine Corps history.
During the Creek and Seminole Indian War, native Americans were on the warpath in Florida. According to Corps history, Henderson volunteered the Corps to take care of the problem. He departed for Florida in the summer of 1835.
When he left Washington, he tacked a simple, handwritten note to his office door that stated, "Gone to fight the Indians, be back when the war is over."
I'm trying to adopt a similar, carefree attitude as I depart Okinawa for CONUS. I'll be taking a three week trip to Mexifornia in order to visit family. Perhaps I can just tack a note to my office door that says, "Gone to fight the invaders from the south, be back when the war is over." Unfortunately, with our current batch of crooks in suits, I'd never be able to return. I'd be much better off with a sign that reads, "Gone to shake my head in disgust at the state of affairs in my homeland."
Either way, I'll be out of regular contact for a couple of weeks. Here's to hoping that it will be a fun couple of weeks, and not a lesson in " what to do when travel plans go wrong."











