1/2 boy 1/2 man
If you read this, you WILL forward it on.
You just won't be able to stop yourself
You just won't be able to stop yourself
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 girlfriend that 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 a 155mm howitzer.
He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from 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 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must.
He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional.
He can march until he is told to stop, or 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 you in the midst of battle when you run low.
He has learned to use his hands like weapons and 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 pay, and still find ironic humor in it all.
He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime.
He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.
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He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to' square-away' those around him who 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 Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.
He has asked nothing in return, except
Our friendship and understanding.
Our friendship and understanding.
Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.
And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so.
As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot. . ...
A short lull, a little shade and a picture of loved ones in their helmets.
Prayer wheel for our military.... Please don't break it Please send this on after a short prayer.
Prayer Wheel
'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.'
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.'
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 , Afghanistan and all foreign countries.
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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Lar of Galen...
The Cowboys say they were kneeling in prayer (for all of 5 seconds). JJ Watt and others say they were just showing "unity and support for one another". Hundreds linked arms in opposition to the President's "inflammatory and racist comments". I cry "BO!!" on all of it. As I've stated before, this really got started because Kaepernick was pouting on the bench during the anthem during a preseason game because he got demoted, then tried to cover himself by saying it was a protest against police brutality, systemic racism, and inequality -- and started kneeling during the anthem to show that was "really" what he was all about.
After Trump called for owners to fire those who disrespect the anthem and the flag (notice there was no mention of race or blanket condemnation of players?), the players decided to lock arms and/or kneel together during the anthem. Coaches and even owners, in fear of the Player's Union - which is 75% black, joined them. Then the backlash started to really hit. Now they insist they weren't disrespecting law enforcement or veterans, just "standing up for one another". Yeah? Well, go back to paragraph one, and don't forget Kaepernick's "pig in blue" socks. The NFL head office wouldn't let the Cowboys honor those police officers who were killed protecting BLM marchers in Dallas, but they allow and support this BO!
As a former Army officer, I consider any disrespect of the flag or anthem as pissing on the graves of our fallen. And don't forget that men and women of all hues have given their lives in service of this country. You have a political/social issue? DO NOT TAKE IT OUT ON THE FLAG! I was also in law enforcement for 26 years, and never heard an officer say "I stopped him because he was black". I did hear "We followed him because he was a known drug dealer, and stopped him because passenger wasn't wearing a seatbelt, giving us probable cause".
This whole idea that America is systemically hateful to blacks flies in the face of the civil rights movement, Affirmative Action, the United Negro Fund, black-only government scholarships, success of the black middle class (especially under Reagan), etc., etc.. It is a false narrative. It is true that blacks are arrested and even shot out of proportion to their percentage of the population, but that's because more blacks are turds than other races/ethnicities. WHAT?!!? Why that's racist!! No, it's just true.
Peter Kirsanow appeared on Fox the other night. He was the chairman of the committee appointed by the BO "Justice" Department to investigate and report on Ferguson. He stated that while blacks were stopped by the police more than others, blacks are also more likely to be speeding or committing other traffic violations. They are also disproportionately more involved in serious crimes than others, so tend to get shot by the police more. But cops aren't their real problem. Blacks are 2.2 times more likely to be a victim of a criminal shooting, and 5 times more likely to be a shooter than others. And jBTW, Kirsanow is black, and has put out a book on Black Crime.
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