I'm posting this here because I won't everyone to see this.


It may take you two minutes to read this,

You stay up for 16 hours

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 patrols 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 for 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 tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night
long.
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You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place
because of men like him.

If only there were more men like him
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If you support your troops, repost this with a "HOORAH!"

If you don't support your troops well, it's not like you know the men
and women that are dying to preserve your right...

Our troops are constantly in my prayers!!!

thanks for posting that poison...

(brings a tear to my eye every time I think of the horrors of war)

thank sweet, someone sent me that and it made me cry....

Read it a few years ago....

Pretty Cool..

way to go poison,whether the war is right or wrong our boys are still
there giving their lives so we can enjoy the freedoms we have.God bless
our soldiers

HOORAH!!!!!!!

You know, I think we forget sometimes that regardless of whether we
agree with our elected leaders or not, our soldiers are just doing their
jobs, and we need to support them always. Thanks!

You know that I think about them Poison.

2nd that emotion.

2nd that emotion.

HOORAH! Very inspiring what they all do everyday :)

thankx for sharin'--hoorah!

HOORAH!!

:o)

"HOORAH!"
Thanks Poison

HOORAH, FOR THE MEN AN WOMEN THAT HAVE GIVEN THERE LIVES AND THE ONES
STILL FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM !!!

THEY ARE ALWAYS IN MY THOUGHTS!

GOD BLESS THEM ALL!!!

Great to remind ppl from time to time.Several of us know just how it is
in his shoes.No sleep or shower for days some times.Some times you even
have to do it with no food too.

WELL DONE POISON...

Im sorry la, but just because you dont support the war does not mean you
do not support the troops!
That sounds like some **** Bush would say, If anything I support the
soldiers more than do the ppl who think they should stay, because I do
not want to see one more soldier die in a war they should not be in in
the first place.
To me anyone who thinks they should stay are the ones who do not support
them, and anyone who say's nothing are the worst!

If you want to dog someone dog the ones who are protesting out side
cemetary's while the funeral is in progress, they should be Hung!
my opinon!

Hoorah! "Support our troops!"

I have a nephew in Irac, and I pray for them, to come home unharmed, to
be able to hug their family with a smile


Thank you for your post, poison!!!!