(Inspired by the episode "George." This is the soldier who was beat up for being gay. I know the phrase "don't ask, don't tell" came decades after the Korean War. Artistic license.)
Pride
Go ahead, hit me, punch me, knock me down. I can take it. I'll be back—I'll show you that I don't run from anything. I'm a soldier and I'm here to fight, just like you. You can't stop me from doing my job.
Don't ask, don't tell. I know I shouldn't have, but I did. What's done is done.
Go ahead, beat me up, call me names and tell me that I'm sick. Whatever you dish out, I can take it. I know what I am and I'm not ashamed.
I'm a soldier and a man. What are you?
