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    For the Troops

    Our alarm goes off, you hit the snooze and sleep for
    another 10 minutes.
    -He stays up for days on end.
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    You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
    -He goes days or weeks without running water.
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    You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
    -He gets shot at, as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
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    You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go
    meet up with your friends.
    -He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.
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    You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.
    -He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
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    You talk trash on your "buddies" that aren't with you.
    -He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
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    You don't feel like helping out your dad today, so you don't.
    -He does what he is told.
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    You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
    -He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
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    You complain about how hot it is.
    -He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to
    wipe his brow.
    __________________________
    You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your
    order wrong.
    -He does not get to eat today.
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    Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
    -He wears the same things for months, but makes sure his weapons
    are clean.
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    You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
    -He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.
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    You are angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
    -He is told he will be held an extra 2 months.He does as he is told.
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    You call your girlfriend and set a date for that night.
    -He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
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    You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
    -He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
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    You ditch class to go to a movie.
    -He goes where he is told.
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    You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
    -He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if
    they'll ever meet.
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    You criticize your government, and say that war never solves
    anything.
    -He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own government
    and remembers why he is fighting.
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    You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of the men like
    him.
    -He hears the gun fire and bombs.
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    You see only what the media wants you to see.
    -He sees the bodies lying around him.
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    You are asked to go to the store by your parents.You don't.
    -He does what he is told.
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    You stay at home and watch tv.
    -He takes whatever time he is given to call and write home, sleep,
    and eat.
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    You crawl into your bed, with down pillows, and try to get
    comfortable.
    -He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be
    woken by gun fire.
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    You sit there and judge him, saying the world is a worse place
    because of men like him.
    -If only there were more men like him.
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    You gripe at your parents for not buying your favorite snack.
    -He's just happy to get some packages of Kool-Aid and a bag of chips.
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    You get mad when you have to share your favorite treat with a younger sibbling.
    -He shares what little bit of anything he has with the men around him.
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    - unknown
    More than 5 years ago by xoashes07xo  ID#:71419

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    May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.

    - General George Patton Jr.
    More than 5 years ago by mgriff  ID#:23898

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    The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.

    - General Patton
    More than 10 years ago by aschrage  ID#:240

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    The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

    - GK Chesterton
    More than 5 years ago by kilroy85  ID#:158864

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    War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left.

    - Unknown
    More than 5 years ago by tasteslikechicken  ID#:35561

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    "Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography."

    - Paul Rodriguez
    More than 10 years ago by Sinetos  ID#:6982

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    When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace

    - Jimi Hendrix
    More than 5 years ago by FantasyPixie  ID#:20798

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    The first casualty of war is innocence.

    - Platoon
    More than 5 years ago by Sinetos  ID#:23799

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    love is like war....easy to start... difficult to end... and impossible to forget

    - Unknown
    More than 5 years ago by kerri  ID#:46313

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    If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in english, thank a soldier.

    - Bumper Sticker
    More than 5 years ago by mgriff  ID#:24439
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