I know it might seem like he ' s doing it on purpose , but if he really cared about Which only you know whether or not he really cared , he would NEVER do something like that . Communication is the most important thing . <| sep |> One of the few times I cried while downrange was on Christmas 2011 . The state department did a naturalization ceremony for noncitizen soldiers . These men and women wore and saluted the same flag I did , and had worked their ass off to become a citizen of the country that flag represents . They were Americans by choice and by hard work , not through luck . They each got little American flags to wave and certificates and everything . Ramp ceremonies were an almost weekly occurrence , and I choked up at those without fail , but to see something like 30 newly minted Americans is something special .