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face="Heather" lang="0" size="2">I
don't know if any of you have seen this one...I thought it was worth
forwarding. I am sure this might spark some "conversation" too since
opinions vary about our presence in Iraq. I pray for our troops
regardless of my opinion about the war and I hope we all will take at
least one moment today - if at no other time - and ask God to
protect/help them and bring them home soon. <br>
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God bless you abundantly today and always!<br>
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"Rev. Ev"<br>
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style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">We can't
even imagine this, can we?</span></font><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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</span></font></b><strong><b><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">He's a recent High School
graduate; he was probably an average student, </span></font></b></strong><b><font
color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy,
and has <br>
a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or
swears to <br>
be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock
and <br>
roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and 155mm howizzitor. He is 10
or <br>
15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working <br>
or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. <br>
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He has </span></font></b><strong><b><font color="#993366"
face="Verdana"><span
style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana;">trouble
spelling</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font color="black"
face="Verdana"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">,
thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field </span></font></b></strong><b><font
color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the
dark. He can <br>
recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and
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use either one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines
and can <br>
apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to
stop or <br>
stop until he is told to march. <br>
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style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
<img id="MA2.1116050666" title=""
src="cid:part2.05050203.01030405@gcfl.net" datasize="46181" border="0"
height="470" width="900"><br>
</span></font></b><strong><b><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">He obeys orders instantly
and without hesitation, but he is not without </span></font></b></strong><b><font
color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient. He has two sets
of <br>
fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens <br>
full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but <br>
never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own <br>
clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you're thirsty, he'll share his
water <br>
with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition
<br>
with you in the midst of battle when you run low. <br>
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He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like <br>
they were his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that <br>
is his job. He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half
the <br>
pay and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering <br>
and death then he should have in his short lifetime. <br>
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style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
<img id="MA3.1116050666" title=""
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</span></font></b><strong><b><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">He has stood atop
mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them. </span></font></b></strong><b><font
color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in
combat <br>
and is unashamed. He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate <br>
through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning
<br>
desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to
stand, <br>
remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and
day out, <br>
far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. <br>
<br>
Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is
paying <br>
the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is
the <br>
American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200
years. <br>
</span></font></b><b><font color="black" face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><img
id="MA4.1116050666" title="" src="cid:part4.08040908.08040609@gcfl.net"
datasize="52800" border="0" height="463" width="665"><br>
</span></font></b><strong><b><font color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">He has asked nothing in
return, except our friendship and understanding. </span></font></b></strong><b><font
color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration <br>
with his blood. And</span></font></b><b><font color="green"
face="Lucida Bright"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: green; font-family: 'Lucida Bright';"> </span></font></b><b><font
color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana;">we have
woman over there in danger, <br>
doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation
calls <br>
us to do so. As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot.. A short
lull, <br>
a little shade and a picture of loved ones in their helmets....... <br>
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style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br>
<img id="MA5.1116050666" title=""
src="cid:part5.00010607.07030102@gcfl.net" datasize="67821" border="0"
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style="font-size: 10pt;"><u1:p><u1:p></u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><font color="black"
face="Verdana" size="3"><span
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><u6:p></u6:p><u6:p></u6:p><u6:p></u6:p><u7:p></u7:p>Prayer
wheel for our military... please don't break it. Please send this on
after a short prayer. <br>
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Prayer Wheel <br>
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"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they
protect us. <br>
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for
us in our time of need. In Christ Jesus name, amen. Prayer: </span></font></b><b><font
color="blue" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font></b><b><font
color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana;">When
you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our
ground troops in <u8:country-region><u8:place><u4:country-region
u5:st="on">Afghanistan</u4:country-region></u8:place></u8:country-region>,
sailors on ships, and airmen in the air, <br>
and for those in <u8:country-region><u8:place><u4:place u5:st="on"><u4:country-region
u5:st="on">Iraq</u4:country-region></u4:place></u8:place></u8:country-region>.
There is nothing attached.... This can be very powerful....... <br>
Of all the gifts you could give a <u8:country-region><u8:place><u4:place
u5:st="on"><u4:country-region u5:st="on">US</u4:country-region></u4:place></u8:place></u8:country-region>
Soldier, Sailor, Coastguardsman, Marine <br>
or Airman, prayer is the very best one. <br>
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style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(128, 0, 255); font-family: Verdana;"><br>
</span></font></b><b><font color="#8000ff" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(128, 0, 255); font-family: Verdana;">I
can't break this one guys..sorry<br>
</span></font></b><b><font color="red" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: red; font-family: Verdana;">This is
for soldiers fighting in <u8:country-region><u8:place><u4:place
u5:st="on"><u4:country-region u5:st="on">Iraq</u4:country-region></u4:place></u8:place></u8:country-region>.
Pass it on to everyone and pray.</span></font></b><b><font
color="black" face="Verdana"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font></b><u6:p></u6:p><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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