An e-mail I received

**Knight Templar** · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject: An e-mail I received

I recently received the following and thought I would share it with you...

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 patrols 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 even if it puts his life in danger.

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 tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long.

If you support your troops, send this to 7 people.

If you don't support your troops well, then don't send this out. You won't die in 7 days, your love life won't be affected, and you won't have the worst day ever.

You don't have to email this. It's not like you know the men and women that are dying to preserve your rights.

REMEMBER our Troops, and do not forget them LATER

Lest we forget -

KEEP THE CHAIN GOING

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**Knight Templar** · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject:

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**Slesh** · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:22 am Post subject:

This post makes me realise how small my issues are, puts things in their proper perspective.
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**JackO** · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject:

**HookII** · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:51 pm Post subject:

**Slesh** · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

Amen!
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**Deimenried** · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:53 am Post subject:

They aren't fighting for our rights so much as those of the peoples of the countries that they fight in, which in my opinion speaks volumes more honour.

These days wars are not on our doorsteps, not in our homes, but those of innocent people under the rule of those unfit to even live. I think that it is a shame that these men and women are the pawns of warmongering governments who view military action as the only recourse. It's very easy to criticize the government and forget the people who are laying their lives on the line.

I get the impression that our governments view our armed forces personnel as numbers. It is reflected in the inferior levels of equipment that front-line troops recieve while we are commissioning expensive aircraft carriers and other armaments surplus to requirement.

Nobody asked the public what they thought; the families of those who would be fighting never got a say.

Oh well, here's to those brave and honourable people who are helping the world become a better place, even if it is by the bayonet and not the olive branch...
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**Slesh** · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:46 am Post subject:

**Deimenried** · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject:

Yeah I see what you mean, although
the British public was never asked whether or not they wanted our servicemen sent to war. We were still in the puppet-minister Blair days, and where Bush went, Blair followed. He didn't give a sh** what the public thought. Even when we protested about it after he sent them, he didn't listen.
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**Slesh** · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject:

Bush didn't listen to us either. Rolling Eyes

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**HookII** · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:50 am Post subject:

Rosevelt didn't listen to the people in 1941 either.
Good thing!
I am very glad that we liberated Iraq.
It is a far better country now than it was. Wink

I am hoping that it will improve even more in the years to come!
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**Slesh** · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject:

**Deimenried** · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:11 am Post subject:

We haven't liberated Iraq. It is still in the vice of terrorists and insurgents. The invasion didn't solve anything. It's more unstable now than ever. It's turned people's homes into warzones. Just as many people of Iraq are dying now than under Hussein's regime.

Might I remind you we have yet to win the Afghanistan war.. I know it isn't mentioned much any more, but people are still fighting there and dying. The US hasn't learned that in the Middle East there is no such thing as a "quick victory" like they keep promising... Insurgents aern't an army that you face off with on a predetermined battlefield. They will dig their heels in, they will hide, they will strike quickly, they will disappear. They use traps, they shoot from hiding. I thought 'Nam would have been a warning of the perils of engaging geurillas on their terms.

Before anyone says anything, I am not of the school of thought that we should withdraw. Quite the opposite. The most damaging thing we can do now is leave. We have to stay until the job is "done", despite the fact that it will take probably another 10 years to get anywhere close to rooting out the insurgency.
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**Slesh** · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

I just said the same thing, but, in different words.
Its all a matter of semantics. We can't ALL agree on EVERY aspect, but, basically we are on the same train of thought
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**Deimenried** · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject:

I know, it just annoys me when people speak of victory in the middle east that has not happened, or that this war was in any way justified

I always think that no war is justified. Even if it is to remove a genocidal maniac, war is just the same blood on someone else's hands
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