Your alarm goes off, bạn hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes.
He stays up for days on end.
bạn take a warm vòi hoa sen to help bạn wake up.
He goes days hoặc weeks without running water.
bạn complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
bạn 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.
bạn make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the vượt qua, cross hanging on his chain tiếp theo to his dog tags.
bạn talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
bạn walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
bạn complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his mũ bảo hiểm to wipe his brow.
bạn go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He doesn't get to eat today.
Your maid makes your giường and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.
bạn 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 phút over.
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
bạn call your girlfriend and set a ngày for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
bạn hug and Kiss your girlfriend, like bạn do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
bạn roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.
bạn criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed bởi their own people and remembers why he is fighting.
bạn hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs, and screams of the wounded.
bạn see only what the media wants bạn to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
bạn are asked to go to the store bởi your parents. bạn don't.
He does exactly what he is told.
bạn stay at trang chủ and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is được trao to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
bạn crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.
He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 một phút nap, only to be woken bởi gunfire.
bạn sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him.
If only there were thêm men like him!
If bạn support your troops, send this on.
If it gets to a 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.
He stays up for days on end.
bạn take a warm vòi hoa sen to help bạn wake up.
He goes days hoặc weeks without running water.
bạn complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
bạn 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.
bạn make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the vượt qua, cross hanging on his chain tiếp theo to his dog tags.
bạn talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
bạn walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
bạn complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his mũ bảo hiểm to wipe his brow.
bạn go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He doesn't get to eat today.
Your maid makes your giường and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.
bạn 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 phút over.
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
bạn call your girlfriend and set a ngày for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
bạn hug and Kiss your girlfriend, like bạn do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
bạn roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.
bạn criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed bởi their own people and remembers why he is fighting.
bạn hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs, and screams of the wounded.
bạn see only what the media wants bạn to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
bạn are asked to go to the store bởi your parents. bạn don't.
He does exactly what he is told.
bạn stay at trang chủ and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is được trao to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
bạn crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.
He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 một phút nap, only to be woken bởi gunfire.
bạn sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him.
If only there were thêm men like him!
If bạn support your troops, send this on.
If it gets to a 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.
