Have you ever thought of things this way when you are depressed?

Your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes.


He stays up for days on end.


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You take a warm shower to help you wake up.


He goes days or weeks without running water.


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You complain of a ';headache';, and call in sick.


He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.


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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.


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You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket.


He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.


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You talk trash about your ';buddies'; that aren't with you.


He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.


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You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.


He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.


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You complain about how hot it is.


He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.


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You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.


He doesn't get to eat today.


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Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.


He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.


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You go to the mall and get your hair redone.


He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.


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You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.


He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.


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You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.


He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.


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You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.


He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.


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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


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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.


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You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.


He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.


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You see only what the media wants you to see.


He sees the broken bodies lying around him.


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You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.


He does exactly what he is told.


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You stay at home and watch TV.


He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.


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You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.


He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be woken by gunfire.


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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, re-send this to everyone you know,





If it gets to another veteran who hasn't received it yet, it will bring back memories.


























Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you,


Jesus Christ and the American G. I.


One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.Have you ever thought of things this way when you are depressed?
Thank you for the post it brought back some memories, especially being woken by bomb blasts. Unfortunately I have seen some of the posts from the shortsighted puny brained ';all war is bad'; crowd.Have you ever thought of things this way when you are depressed?
Wow...that was great
AMEN TO THAT!





Thanks for posting!!!
nobody who hates war ever makes fun of the GI. we feel pity for him and the way he suffers for the damn fools that put him in harms way.


war is bad. we should avoid it if possible. thats all we are saying give peace a chance
And the responses you get will only disappoint you, how sad that will be!


I like this, contact me or email me this pls.....
Someone should put that in the local newspaper. That was fantastic.
thats really good,but I've never been depressed before.
I served in Afghanistan and Iraq and it's nice to know that people out there put these kinds of things together for the Vets.
That was great, gives us all something to think about, and how we tend to take things for granted...





Sadly though, you will get some responses from morons who dont see it the way its supposed to be seen, for those, we will just ignore....





Thanks!
Jesus didn't kill anybody........


Jesus is against killing.......


Jesus loved his enemies........


Jesus loves me no matter what I think of the war..........


Jesus will protect me not the American GI








Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared for battle, but victory comes from the lord
He chose to Join the Armed forces. We chose to stay home. PLease don't try to make the world think soldiers are better then citizens just because they fight invisible enemies for our corrupt government.





Nice read though :P
I support the troops, I am also retired military. But, that stupid chaim email you posted was totally uncalled for. It is bad enough I get 5 dozen a day in email, we don't need it here.