Phantom Blooper
01-14-03, 10:26 AM
In recent years in the United States,many people ask soldiers why we fight for our country and why we would risk our lives on the battlefield. It is very hard to explain to these people why soldiers do it, because they have never experienced it. They don't know what it is like,in fact, they can't even imagine what it is like to fight in combat. Well,here is something that I feel very strongly about,something you can tell those people when they ask you why you do it, and why you would be willing to fight for your country....
Because I live in danger,You live in security...
Because I sleep in the rain,You sleep in the warmth....
Because I endure pain,You endure freedom....
Because I protect you,You are free....
Because I went to fight,You get to stay....
Because my feet hurt,Your's walk freely....
Because I am willing to fight,You don't have to be....
Because I'm on the battlefield,You live your life freely....
Because I carry my pack,You carry your feeling of security....
Because I may be there ,You are here....
Because I may die,You may live....
Thats what fighting for your country is all about.
[QUOTE]"It is the soldier,not the reporter,Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier,not the poet,Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier,not the campus organizer,who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier,Who salutes the flag,Who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag,Who allows the protester to burn the flag." Father Dennis Edward O'Brien,USN
Because I live in danger,You live in security...
Because I sleep in the rain,You sleep in the warmth....
Because I endure pain,You endure freedom....
Because I protect you,You are free....
Because I went to fight,You get to stay....
Because my feet hurt,Your's walk freely....
Because I am willing to fight,You don't have to be....
Because I'm on the battlefield,You live your life freely....
Because I carry my pack,You carry your feeling of security....
Because I may be there ,You are here....
Because I may die,You may live....
Thats what fighting for your country is all about.
[QUOTE]"It is the soldier,not the reporter,Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier,not the poet,Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier,not the campus organizer,who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier,Who salutes the flag,Who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag,Who allows the protester to burn the flag." Father Dennis Edward O'Brien,USN