PLEASE READ THIS, IT'S IMPORTANT!!!It is not just physcial strength, but emotional strength.
It is not just the strenght in numbers, but strenght of the bond in our brother hood.
Its is not just strength getting over the obstacles, but strength getting over your self.The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either.He's a recent High School graduate;he was probably an average student,
pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy,and has a steady girlfriendthat either broke up with him when he left,or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away.He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and 155mm howitzer.He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter nowthan when he was at homebecause he is working or fightingfrom before dawn to well after dusk.He has trouble spelling,thus letter writing is a pain for him,but he can field strip a rifle in 30 secondsand reassemble it in less time in the dark.He can recite to you the nomenclatureof a machine gun or grenade launcherand use either one effectively if he must.He digs foxholes and latrinesand can apply first aid like a professional.He can march until he is told to stopor stop until he is told to march.He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation,but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient.He has two sets of fatigues:he washes one and wears the other.He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth,but never to clean his rifle.He can cook his own meals,mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts.If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food.He'll even split his ammunition with youin the midst of battle when you run low.He has learned to use his hands like weaponsand weapons like they were his hands.He can save your life - or take it,because that is his job.He will often do twice the work of a civilian,draw half the payand still find ironic humor in it all.He has seen more suffering
and death then he should havein his short lifetime.He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies,and helped to create them.
He has wept in public and in private,for friends who have fallen in combat
and is unashamed.He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his bodywhile at rigid attention,while tempering the burning desire to'square-away' those around himwho haven't bothered to stand,
remove their hat, or even stop talking.In an odd twist, day in and day out,
far from home,he defends their right to be disrespectful.Just as did his Father, Grandfather,and Great-grandfather,he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy.He is the American Fighting Manthat has kept this country freefor over 200 years.He has asked nothing in return,except our friendship and understanding.
Remember him, always,for he has earned our respectand admiration with his blood.And now we even have women over there in danger,
doing their part in this traditionof going to Warwhen our nation calls us to do so.As you go to bed tonight,remember this shot...A short lull, a little shadeand a picture of loved ones in their helmetsPrayer wheel for our military... please don't break it. Please send this .. a short prayer.Prayer Wheel"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their familiesfor the selfless acts they perform for usin our time of need. Amen."Prayer:When you receive this,please stop for a moment and say a prayer
for our ground troops in Afghanistan, sailors on ships, and airmen in the air,
and for those in Iraq.There is nothing attached....This can be very powerful.......Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Coastguardsman, Marine
or Airman, prayer is the very best one.
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It is not just the strenght in numbers, but strenght of the bond in our brother hood.
Its is not just strength getting over the obstacles, but strength getting over your self.
