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    I thought this was pretty good...

    The American G.I.

    Your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes.
    He stays up for days on end.
    _________________________

    You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
    He goes days or weeks without running water.
    __________________________

    You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
    He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
    __________________________
    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.
    __________________________

    You make sure your cell phone is in your pocket.
    He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
    __________________________

    You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
    He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
    __________________________

    You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
    He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
    __________________________

    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 doesn't get to eat today.
    __________________________

    Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
    He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.
    __________________________

    You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
    He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.
    __________________________

    You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
    He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
    __________________________

    You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
    He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
    __________________________

    You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
    He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
    __________________________

    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.
    __________________________

    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.
    __________________________

    You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
    He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
    __________________________

    You see only what the media wants you to see.
    He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
    __________________________

    You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
    He does exactly what he is told.
    __________________________

    You stay at home and watch TV.
    He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
    __________________________

    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.
    __________________________

    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!
    _________________________

    If you support your troops, re-send this to everyone you know.

    If it gets to another veteran who hasn't received it yet, it will bring back memories.
    _________________________

    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.
    _________________________

    Support OUR troops, please forward to everyone on your email list. If you don't agree, delete...your right, your choice. Provided for by the men and women fighting for you!!

    Blessed be Your name, when the sun's shining down on me, when the world's "all as it should be," blessed be Your name!
    Blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering, though there's pain in the offering, blessed be Your name!
    Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise. When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say...
    Blessed be the name of the Lord!
    Blessed be Your name!

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    funny...but i had completly different expectations when i opened this thread

    "I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is."

    ~Albert Camus

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