USATODAY.com - Leader: 'Make sure your weapon gets cleaned'



Lt. Col. Lee Fetterman from the Army 101st Airborne to about 1000 US Army troops. There is the full text of the speech and an audio link at the link above. Here is part of what he said Thursday.



"There's gonna be fear. Alright. There's gonna be fear. There's also gonna be pride. Be proud of the organization you're in ... Because you guys have proven yourselves to be the best. Over and over and over again.



"Be proud of that. Be proud of the organization. Be proud of your buddies and your teammates, because I think � I know � your first experience you can count on each other. You can count on your leaders.



"And most of all, be proud of yourself. And do what you gotta do. Because the sooner we get done with what we gotta do, the sooner we get home."