I received this in an email it explains your neighbor pretty well….. pretty long but it's a good read.

This letter was written by Charles Grennel and his comrades, veterans of
the Global War On Terror.

Grennel is an Army Reservist who spent two years in Iraq and was a
principal in putting together the first Iraq elections in January 2005.
It was written to Jill Edwards, student at the University of
Washington, who did not want to honor Medal of Honor winner USMC Colonel
Greg "Pappy" Boyington. Ms. Edwards and other students and faculty
do not think those who serve in the U.S. Armed Services are worthy as
good role models.

To: Jill Edwards, Student, c/o University of Washington
Subject: Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs

Miss Edwards, I read of your student activity regarding the proposed
memorial to Colonel Greg Boyington, USMC and a Medal of Honor winner.
I suspect you will receive many angry emails from conservative people
like me. You may be too young to appreciate fully the sacrifices of
generations of servicemen and servicewomen, on whose shoulders you and
your fellow students stand. I forgive you for the untutored ways of
youth and your naiveti. It may be that you are simply a sheep. There's
no dishonor in being a sheep, as long as you know and accept what you are.

William J. Bennett, in a lecture to the United State s Naval Academy
November 24, 1997 said "Most of the people in our society are sheep.
They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one
another by accident. We may well be in the most violent times in
history, but violence is still remarkably rare. This is because most
citizens are kind, decent people, not capable of hurting each other
except by accident or under extreme provocation. They are sheep.

Then there are the wolves who feed on the sheep without mercy. Do you
believe there are wolves out there who will feed on the flock without
mercy? You better believe it. There are evil men in this world and
they are capable of evil deeds. The moment you forget that or pretend
it is not so, you become a sheep. There is no safety in denial.

Then there are sheepdogs and I'm a sheepdog. I live to protect the
flock and confront the wolf. If you have no capacity for violence and
you are a healthy productive citizen, you are a sheep. If you have a
capacity for violence and no empathy for your fellow citizens, then you
have defined an aggressive sociopath, a wolf. But what if you have a
capacity for violence, and a deep love for your fellow citizens? What do
you have then? A sheepdog, a warrior, someone who is walking the
uncharted path. Someone who can walk into the heart of darkness, into
the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed.

We know that the sheep live in denial, which is what makes them sheep.
They do not want to believe that there is evil in the world. They can
accept the fact that fires can happen, which is why they want fire
extinguishers, fire sprinklers, fire alarms and fire exits throughout
their kid's schools. But many of them are outraged at the idea of
putting an armed police officer in their kid's school. Our children are
thousands of times more likely to be killed or seriously injured by
school violence than fire, but the sheep's only response to the
possibility of violence is denial. The idea of someone coming to kill
or harm their child is just too hard. So they choose the path of denial.
The sheep generally do not like the sheepdog. He looks a lot like the
wolf. He has fangs and the capacity for violence. The difference,
though, is that the sheepdog must not, cannot and will not ever harm the
sheep. Any sheepdog that intentionally harms the lowliest little lamb
will be punished and removed. The world cannot work any other way, at
least not in a representative democracy or a republic such as ours.

Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep. He is a constant reminder that
there are wolves in the land. They would prefer that he didn't tell
them where to go, or give them traffic tickets, or stand at the ready in
our airports, in camouflage fatigues, holding an M-16. The sheep would
much rather have the sheepdog cash in his fangs, spray paint himself
white, and go Baa. That is, until the wolf shows up, and then the
entire flock try desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog.

The students, the victims, at Columbine High School were big, tough,
know-it-all high school students, and under ordinary circumstances would
not have had the time of day for a police officer. They were not bad
kids; they just had nothing to say to a cop. When the school was under
attack, however, and SWAT teams were clearing the rooms and hallways,
the officers had to physically peel those clinging, sobbing kids off of
them.

This is how the little lambs feel about their sheepdog when the wolf is
at the door. Look at what happened after September 11, 2001 when the
wolf pounded hard on the door. Remember how America, more than ever
before, felt differently about their law enforcement officers and
military personnel? Understand that there is nothing morally superior
about being a sheepdog; it is just what you choose to be.
Also understand that a sheepdog is a funny critter. He is always
sniffing around out on the perimeter, checking the breeze, barking at
things that go bump in the night and yearning for a righteous battle.
That is, the young sheepdogs yearn for a righteous battle. The old
sheepdogs are a little older and wiser, but they move to the sound of
the guns when needed, right along with the young ones. Here is how the
sheep and the sheepdog think differently. The sheep pretend the wolf
will never come, but the sheepdog lives for that day.

After the attacks on September 11, 2001, most of the sheep, that is,
most citizens in America said "Thank God I wasn't on one of those
planes." The sheepdogs, the warriors, said, "Dear God, I wish I could
have been on one of those planes. Maybe I could have made a
difference." You want to be able to make a difference. There is nothing
morally superior about the sheepdog, the warrior, but he does have one
real advantage. Only one. And that is that he is able to survive and
thrive in an environment that would destroy 98 percent of the population.

Research was conducted a few years ago with individuals convicted of
violent crimes. These cons were in prison for serious, predatory crimes
of violence: assaults, murders and killing law enforcement officers.
The vast majority said they specifically targeted victims by body
language: Slumped walk, passive behavior and lack of awareness. They
chose their victims like big cats do in Africa, when they select one out
of the herd that is least able to protect itself.

Some people may be destined to be sheep and others might be genetically
primed to be wolves or sheepdogs. But I believe that most people can
choose which one they want to be, and I'm proud to say that more and
more Americans are choosing to become sheepdogs. Seven months after the
attack on September 11, 2001, Todd Beamer was honored in his hometown of
Cranbury, New Jersey. Todd, as you recall, was the man on Flight 93
over Pennsylvania who called on his cell phone to alert an operator from
United Airlines about the hijacking. When they learned of the other
three passenger planes that had been used as weapons, Todd and the other
passengers confronted the terrorist hijackers.

In one hour, a transformation occurred among the passengers – athletes,
business people and parents – from sheep to sheepdogs and together they
fought the wolves, ultimately saving an unknown number of lives on the
ground.

Edmund Burke said "There is no safety for honest men except by believing
all possible evil of evil men." Here is the point I want to emphasize,
especially to the thousands of police officers and soldiers I speak to
each year. In nature the sheep, real sheep, are born as sheep.
Sheepdogs are born that way, and so are wolves. They don't have a
choice. But you are not a critter. As a human being, you can be
whatever you want to be. It is a conscious, moral decision.

If you want to be a sheep, then you can be a sheep and that is okay, but
you must understand the price you pay. When the wolf comes, you and
your loved ones are going to die if there is not a sheepdog there to
protect you. If you want to be a wolf, you can be one, but the
sheepdogs are going to hunt you down and you will never have rest,
safety, trust or love. But if you want to be a sheepdog and walk the
warrior's path, then you must make a conscious and moral decision every
day to dedicate, equip and prepare yourself to thrive in that toxic,
corrosive moment when the wolf comes knocking at the door.

This business of being a sheep or a sheepdog is not a yes-no dichotomy.
It is not an all-or-nothing, either-or choice. It is a matter of
degrees, a continuum. On one end is an abject, head-in-the-sand-sheep
and on the other end is the ultimate warrior. Few people exist
completely on one end or the other. Most of us live somewhere in
between. Since 9-11 almost everyone in America took a step up that
continuum, away from denial. The sheep took a few steps toward
accepting and appreciating their warriors and the warriors started
taking their job more seriously.

It's OK to be a sheep, but do not kick the sheepdog. Indeed, the
sheepdog may just run a little harder, strive to protect a little better
and be fully prepared to pay an ultimate price in battle and spirit with
the sheep moving from "baa" to "thanks".
We do not call for gifts or freedoms beyond our lot. Just like the
sheepdog, we in the military just need a small pat on the head, a smile
and a thank you to fill the emotional tank which is drained protecting
the sheep.

And, when our number is called by The Almighty, and day retreats into
night, a small prayer before the heavens just may be in order to say
thanks for letting you continue to be a sheep. And be grateful for the
millions of American sheepdogs who permit you the freedom to express
even bad ideas.