Col. Pat Crowder, upon taking command of U.S. National Command Element (South) in Afghanistan, Sept. 24. Borrowing the words of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Col. Crowder was referring to making a difference for the future of Afghans who wish to be free of the extremists' reign of terror.
When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love. Where evil men would seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo, good men must bring a real order of justice.