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.<br /><br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You stay up for 16 hours<br /><br />He stays up for days on end.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You take a warm shower to help you wake up.<br /><br />He goes days or weeks without running water.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.<br /><br />He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.<br /><br />He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.<br /><br />He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.<br /><br />He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.<br /><br />He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You complain about how hot it is.<br /><br />He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.<br /><br />He doesn't get to eat today.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.<br /><br />He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You go to the mall and get your hair redone.<br /><br />He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes ove r.<br /><br />He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.<br /><br />He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.<br /><br />He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You roll your eyes as a baby cries.<br /><br />He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.<br /><br />He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.<br /><br />He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You see only what the media wants you to see.<br /><br />He sees the broken bodies lying around him.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.<br /><br />He does exactly what he is told even if it puts his life in danger.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You stay at home and watch TV.<br /><br />He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.<br /><br />He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long.<br />____________________________________________________<br /><br />If you support your troops, re-post this with "military life"<br /><br />If you don't support your troops well, then don't re-post
