"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." --G.K.Chesterton
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If You're Not In Love With A Soldier
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't know adventure. You don't know smelly gray PT uniforms that require a daily washing. You can't understand green and brown camouflaged bags flooding your bedroom floor.
If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't understand the meaning of the phrase "going to the field" and the weeks you spend away from each other. If you're not in love with a soldier, you can never imagine the hole in your heart when that phone call comes. "Honey, I am leaving tomorrow to go overseas. I don't know how long I will be gone or exactly where I am going, but I want you to know that I love you - always!" If you're not in love with a soldier, you don't know what it's like to say that final good-bye. You don't know what it really means to be glued to the television. You don't understand fear and you can't possibly understand the sleepless nights of endless crying wondering if you will ever see the love of your life alive again. If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't know the immense joy, the uncontrollable smile, or the butterflies in your stomach when you see your soldier march into the family waiting area upon redeployment. You can't understand the self-control it takes to stand on the other side of the room as some higher-up gives a seemingly endless welcome home speech while all the soldiers stand in formation. You don't know what it's like to have that second first kiss or what it's like to experience puppy love all over. If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't truly understand how to make every moment count because you never know when that phone call may come again. If you're not in love with a soldier, you can never really understand how very delicate life is!
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Tokyo Rose During World War II
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Japanese Psychological warfare experts developed a message they felt would
demoralize American forces in the Pacific Theater. They gave the script to their famous broadcaster "Tokyo Rose" and every day she would broadcast this same message packaged in different ways. The demoralizing message had three main points:
Is it because Tokyo Hillary, Tokyo Harry, Tokyo John, Tokyo Teddy, Tokyo Nancy, Tokyo Hagel, Tokyo Snowe, etc. have picked up the same message and are broadcasting it on Tokyo CNN, Tokyo ABC, Tokyo CBS, Tokyo NBC, etc., to our troops? The only difference is that they claim to support our troops before they demoralize them. Come to think of it, Tokyo Rose told the troops she was on their side, too!
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 This statue once stood outside the Iraqi palace, which was at the time home of the 4th Infantry division. In February, 2004, it was moved to its permanent home at Fort Hood, Texas. It was commissioned by the 4th Infantry Division and was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat (Khalid Alussy), who made hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad. To create this statue, Kalat melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam. The 4th infantry wished to have a memorial to their fallen comrades. To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms. |