Honor the Soldier

Jim2 · Post by **Jim2** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:04 am

Thought this was awesome.

Your 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 about your "buddies" that aren't with you.

He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.

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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.
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You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.

He doesn't get to eat today.
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Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.

He wears the same things f or weeks, 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're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.

He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
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You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.

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 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 people and remembers why he is fighting.
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You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.

He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
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You see only what the media wants you to see.

He sees the broken bodies lying around him.

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You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.

He does exactly what he is told.
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You stay at home and watch TV.

He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
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You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.

He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be woken by gunfire.
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You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like hi m.

If only there were more men like him!

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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:16 am

Jim
That brought tears to my eyes! Thank you so much! We tend to forget, just what others sacrifice for us to live and be free.
Regardless who is president, or in charge, the Soldier always stands guard!!!
God bless you Jim!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:34 pm

Thank you Nelly. I thought it was awesome myself. I thought it worthy of being posted. Our troops are often forgotten. So sad.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:00 pm

that was sweet,,

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:18 pm

Wow Jim, another great post here.........awesome!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:52 pm

Thanks David. I have a brother-in-law that was in Desert Storm. His son, my nephew, was in Iraq as well, as an MP in Baghdad. My new father-in-law served in WWII. It makes me think of our troops often. We should all be praying for them.....Jim

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:28 pm

That was a God sent. I needed those words today. I went to school with a guy that was in the front page of my local newspaper that had hit by a bomb and died. It was a horrible site and it showed his mom, girlfriend and sisters sitting there crying. It was so horrible. I lost touch after school from him but it truly broke my heart to know that he left this earth. He was written about as being a wonderful person that would be on the front line when he was over there to keep his friends from having to be the ones at target. It was a wonderful tribute to him from his camander. I have so many friends that are over there and friends husbands as well and it breaks my heart to hear from them when they are alone and sad and worried. It has though brought them all closer to the Lord and I praise Him for that! I guess things happen for a reason always and the Lord always has his hand in all that is going on! Thanks Jim for the post that was wonderful!

Jennifier

BePositive-Amy · Post by **BePositive-Amy** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:36 pm

Yvw Jennifier. May we never forget the brave men and women in the armed forces, who give us all the freedom to pretty much do as we please, including posting here!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:28 pm

' I got that email too, but I could not send it on, my family is too involved to be reminded, how hard it is for their men over there. But it does raise awearness, for thoes unaffected directly by this war, so far.
I read the Sgt Grit letter my husband gets every week. My husband was in Nam, my Dad was WWII, both First Div. Marines. my family has protected this country since it's inception, we got it by force, and we have had to keep it ever since. When I visited Russia one of them said to us, "Americans look forward to going to heaven, but we just hope we can get to America".
I was reading what a young Marine had posted last year,in Sgt. Grit's letter, and it haunts me still, she wrote; " we are here on the front lines, and America is at the Mall"
I have one nephew (Army) in Iraq now, he was also in Desert Storm. I have another nephew USMC leaving for Afghanistan, in June. he got a short reprieve because his baby was on the way, when his original outfit left, last year. my nieces, are coming to the ranch this summer for a cousins camp, I want to help them in their long wait for Daddy to come home. Army has 3 kids, and USMC has a 6 month old baby, but my niece is just 21, and needs her family close by, she will be coming back home when he is deployed, so we can all help her, and her sister Mrs. (Army) is a former Navy corman, attached to the USMC during Desert Storm. she was never deployed. but has plenty of time in, as an Army wife to help her little sister with the waiting.
Not only do we need to keep our troops in our prayers, but their families, the kids were catching flack at school, kids can be mean. so I got a picture of their daddy and made buttons like the parents wear when there kid is on the team. They wear them, and they get so much respect from the grown ups, that those bully types are falling in line now. I am proud to wear their picture on my shoulder too. It helps all the Americans at the mall, remember we are still free, speaking English, and able to go to the mall because they have our backs. Thank God for our troops, and their families, their sacrifice is more precious than rubies. I remember Vietnam very well. many of us do, and we can't let that happen again

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:53 am

Amen cfe