REMEMBER our Troops, and do not forget them

[Grmps]

Your cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.

He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
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You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.

He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
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You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
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You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
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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.
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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.
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You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
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You see only what the media wants you to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
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You are asked to do some thing by your parents. You don't.
He does exactly what he is told even if it puts his life in danger.
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[Grmps]

You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
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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.

REMEMBER our Troops, and do not forget them!

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[EMC45]

Nothing but respect!

[bensonwe]

Thank you Lord for our country and the ones who defend it.

[Wheelguns 1961]

Very nice tribute! Thanks gramps, and thank you to all that have served!

[murf205]

Don't worry GRMPS, they are never far from my thoughts and prayers. To all who are serving, we have your back brothers and thank you for having ours.

[poppy42]

It is because of them, and those that came before, that we have the freedoms that we all have. I will never forget! Not as long as I still draw a breath! My thanks, my respect, my admiration! Always and forever! Hoyah, Semper Fi, and Fair winds and following seas!

[bedbugbilly]

No one should ever forget the men and women who serve and sacrifice for all o fuss - and remember their families in your prayers as well who are sacrificing just as much bu in different ways - they all deserve our respect and support. If you know a family of someone who is serving and deployed - possibly parents, wife and children, girlfriend . . . go out of your way and do something nice for them and let them know that they aren't forgotten either . . . a kind gesture and a kind word can help them in so many ways that can't be described. God Bless them all.

[shdwlkr]

grmps
I remember things from my time in uniform all these decades later and most likely will until I am gone. I think of those in uniform all too often, but you know they are my brothers and sisters and you don't forget family

[DCP]

All gave some
Some gave all

Prayers for all

[Freightman]

Always remember them in my prayers public and private, also pray for the leadership and country. If we all prayed daily for them things might be different.