Nov

7

I Think He’s A Soldier

Filed Under Soldier, Tears of a Warrior, Veteran's Day 

This is a guest post submitted by Ben Heath:

“The following is a general description of most soldiers I knew.”

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It no longer fazes him to have a grisly old sergeant screaming in his ear, but his palms get sweaty and he can’t say a word when a pretty girl smiles at him.

  Is he a man or a boy?

 

He will eat cold grub covered in dirt and sand and think nothing of it. Bring him a burger with onions he didn’t order, and he’ll pitch a fit.

  Is he a man or a boy?

 

He will run in the rain and push his body until total collapse to carry his load, but if mom asks him take out the trash, he will roll his eyes like a complete brat.

  Is he a man or a boy?

 

He will dive from a plane at eight hundred feet moving three hundred mile an hour without pause, but the site of a needle makes him go weak in the knees.

  Is he a man or a boy?

 

He will attack and kill the enemy with a ferociousness his own mother wouldn’t recognize, yet the site of a suffering child will bring him to tears.

  Is he a man or a boy?

 

He can wade through mangled bodies and untold carnage, but he can’t legally drink a beer to unwind.

  Is he a man or a boy?

 

He’s seen more evil and suffering in a year than most will see in a lifetime, and his favorite reading material is still a comic book.

  Is he a man or a boy?

 

He is selfish, sarcastic, and sometimes down right mean with his buddies, but he will give his life for them as a matter of pure reaction with no thought given.

  Is he a man or a boy?

 

I THINK HE’S A SOLDIER.

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