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Hooaahhh

Juan

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>Subject: Hooaahhh!
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>Hooaahhh!
>It may take you two minutes to read this, but if you do not take the time
>to read this you are one of the people this post is talking about.
>_________________________
>You stay up for 16 hours.
>He stays up for days on end.
>_________________________
>You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
>He goes days or weeks without running water.
>__________________________
>You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
>He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
>__________________________
>You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up
>with your friends.
>He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.
>__________________________
>You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.
>He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
>__________________________
>You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
>He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
>__________________________
>You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
>He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
>_________________________
>You complain about how hot it is.
>He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his
>brow.
>__________________________
>You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order
>wrong.
>He doesn't get to eat today.
>__________________________
>Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
>He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.
>__________________________
>You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
>He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.
>__________________________
>You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
>He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
>__________________________
>You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
>He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
>__________________________
>You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
>He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
>__________________________
>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
>__________________________
>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.
>__________________________
>You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
>He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
>__________________________
>You see only what the media wants you to see.
>He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
>__________________________
>You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
>He does exactly what he is told.
>__________________________
>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, resend this with a "Hooaahhh!"
>If you don't support your troops well, then don't resend, it's not like you
>know the men and women that are dying to preserve your right.

See if you can read a copy of this without a tear falling oin the paper.
 
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