You stay up for 16 hours.

He stays up for days on end.
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You take a warm shower to help you wake up.

He goes days or weeks without running water and washes up with a Wet One.
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You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.

He has blisters on his feet from walking miles in full gear and keeps going.
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You put on your antiwar/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.

He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.
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You make sure your cell phone is in your pocket.

He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
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You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.

His buddies are closer than a brother and he would lay down his life for any one of them.
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You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.

He patrols the streets and mountains, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
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You complain about how hot it is.

He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.
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You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.

He gets to eat a cold MRE or beef jerky.
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Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.

He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.
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You go to the mall and get your hair redone.

He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.
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You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.

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 every day.

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 misses the sound of its cry.
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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 innocent that he is trying to protect.
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You see only what the media wants you to see.

He sees lives experiencing freedom and democracy for the first time.
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You are asked to go to the store by your parents.  You don't.

He does exactly what he is told.
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You stay at home and watch TV.

He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
____________ _________ _____

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.
____________ _________ _____

You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him.

If only there were more men like him
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If you support your troops, re-send this to everyone you know with the title:  !!!!!HOOAH!!!!!

If you don't support your troops, well, then don't re-send.

It's not like you know the men and women that are dying to
preserve your rights.