If you read this, you WILL forward it on.
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..
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.
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.'
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.
I can't break this one, sorry.
Pass it on to everyone and pray.
What Is the Birther Summit 2012?
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In November 2008, our country elected as its president, a man who not only had no verifiable qualifications for the job, but was also constitutionally ineligible to hold it. The only proof he offered the public was an image that was thoroughly debunked as a computer-generated abstract that was not what it was purported to be.
In the time since that election, a groundswell of Americans asked for nothing more than an independent investigation into a document that nobody had any empirical evidence even existed, and were stonewalled at each step.
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On April 27, 2011, Barack Obama released to the nation yet another computer-manipulated image that he proclaimed was the document that, previously, the American people were told could not be obtained, while he also directed a veritable fortune to be spent to keep from revealing it. Once again, forensic document experts weighed in on the authenticity of that image, and handily dismissed it as a forgery as well. The release of that image also produced another valid question. If that were the "real" birth certificate, why would he have fought so expensively to obfuscate it, since there was little additional information included on it that the first image lacked?
Very possibly, the reason that the obvious forgeries were foisted on the American people was to keep public discourse away from the constitutional issue that plagues Barack Obama—that, according to the historic definition of "natural born Citizen," he is not constitutionally eligible to be president because his father was never a citizen of the United States, let alone at the time that Obama, Jr. was born.
To the repeated demands of the people over this constitutional calamity, and the subsequent crimes committed to veil the truth, our leaders in Washington have responded with outright deception, and continue to provide cover in an attempt designed to prevent any action on their parts to uphold their oaths of office to support and defend the Constitution.
Additionally, LTC Terry Lakin, an 18-year honorable Army flight surgeon who could not, in good conscience, deploy to a foreign war until he had confirmation that Barack Obama was a legitimate Commander-in-Chief (something that the April 27, 2011 document would have purportedly answered), LTC Terry Lakin was stripped of his military career and sentenced to prison in Leavenworth (www.terrylakinactionfund.com).
Having been ignored by their leaders for far too long, the American people are demanding to be heard. Out of those demands was born the Birther Summit, an event presently being planned for the voice of the people to be united into a single unavoidable chorus requiring our officials to do the jobs for which they were elected, and fully investigate Barack Obama's eligibility, based upon the sparse documentation he has provided.
An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
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