my friend posted this on myspace.

 

Soldiers come in all shapes, shades, weights, sizes, and states of sobriety, misery, and confusion. He/She is sly as a fox, has the nerve of a dope addict, the stories of an old sailor, the sincerity of a politician, and the subtly of Mt. Saint Helen. He/She is extremely irresistible, totally irrational and completely indestructible.

 

A Soldier is a Soldier all his/her life. He/She is a magical creature. You can kick him/her out of your house but not out of your heart. You can take him/her off your mailing list but not off your mind. Soldiers are found everywhere... in love...in battle... in lust... in trouble...in debt...in bars and ... behind them. No one can write so seldom and yet think so much of you. No one else can get so much enjoyment out of a letter or clean clothes or a six pack.

 

A Soldier is a genius with a deck of cards. A millionaire without a cent and brave without a grain of sense. He/She is the PROTECTOR OF AMERICA, with the latest copy of playboy/playgirl in his/her back pocket. When he/she wants something it's usually 30 days leave, music that hurts the ears, a five dollar bill...or a woman/man he/she can count on.

 

Girls/Guys love them, mothers tolerate them, fathers brag about them, the government pays them, the police watch out for them and somehow they all work together. You can beat their bodies but not their minds.

 

You can tame their hearts but not their souls. He/She likes girls/boys, females/males, women/men, ladies/gentlemen, and the opposite sex. He/She dislikes small checks, working weekends, missing chow, waking up, maintaining a uniform, and the day before payday. You may as well give in. He/She is your long distance lover...he/she is your steel eyed, warm smiling, blank minded, hyperactive, over reacting, curious, passive, talented spontaneous, physically fit, good for nothing bundle of worry.....

And will always be there for you regardless of how long its been since you've last talked.

 

If you are a soldier or just support them, Repost this

Thats a good find Frit, thats just the surface, im so glad that people are waking up to the reality of how good most people have it, its a very thankless carrer, alot of the younger folk just dont get it, they figure its owed to them rather than go work for it.

danm a tear in a long time made a prior soldier have a tear have you read mine final inspection

Good read. I needed to redo my mascara anyway.