There is no honor
In resting upon your laurels or your thorns
In letting past glory or failure answer for the day
There is no honor
In claiming gain as worth, or debt as sin
In having either steal your self-possession
There is no honor
In giving any slight, annoyance, hindrance, tardiness or lack
Inordinate weight.
Rather, your honor lies in this:
That you protect yourself and fellow man,
However depleted you may be
However little you agree
However little you have slept
That you make do with whatever tool lies at your right hand,
That you take the sword and turn it to a plowshare
And learn the thought behind the action —
To live by honor, when none but honor orders.
Botkin Creative 
I like the contrast between the idea of weapons of opportunity and “beating the sword into a plowshare.” I think a lot of Veterans can identify with struggling with this.