SSG Andrew Mercado

The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, and the soldier's soul are everything.Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world.Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise.

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him but because he loves what is behind him.
We live in a world that has walls, and those walls need to be guarded by men with gun.

When you’re out of the Navy, you’re not out of the Navy – you’re just in a different phase.”
“We do not fight for ourselves alone. We fight for our fellow citizens, for their rights and freedoms, and for the principles that make our nation great.”
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”

"Freedom💪 is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom💪 is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.”

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”

“We are the protectors of our nation’s freedom.”