"keep in mind that you fight alongside brothers, from all walks of life who want the same thing you want and want the best for you. They would give their life's blood for you and this thing we are collectively building, as you would for them. This fight looks nothing like the fights of our ancestors. They would not understand its weapons, battle plans, or even its significance, and that's precisely why it is such a difficult war to wage. Before you even begin, your phone beeps at you the psychic equivalent of a flashbang. Your peers, unwitting enemy agents, gaslight you with pop-culture nonsense, your parents harangue you for God knows what dumbass reason. The fog of war here is thicker, more choking and blinding than it could ever be in afghanistan, vietnam, or poland, but we are the real troops. The real veterans, and the truest thing I'll ever say is that it is a privilege to fight. Thank you for your service"