[GCFL-discuss] FW: Sorry, I can't break this one!

Fri Jul 8 19:06:07 CDT 2005

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.  

God bless you abundantly today and always!

"Rev. Ev"

We can't even imagine this, can we?

*

***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 155mm howizzitor. 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  then he should have in his short lifetime.
**

***He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and  helped to create 
them. ***
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** **we have woman 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. In Christ Jesus name, amen.  Prayer: ** **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. 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 guys..sorry
**This  is  for soldiers fighting in Iraq. Pass it on to everyone and 
 pray.**  *

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