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The Solider - Online Term Paper

The Solider

The morning alarm clock goes off and we tumble out of bed to grumble and gripe about the early hour of having to go to work, and ponder the idea of calling in sick with a lame excuse to eke out that extra day off.

The soldier isn't asked if he would strap on 80 pounds of necessary gear that just may save his life. He is ordered to board a plane and leave his family, to fight in a country that is all too willing to kill him rather than accept his help. There's no sick call choice for him.

We jump in the shower, and curse whoever ran the tap or flushed the toilet, that caused a blast of freezing water.

The Soldier may go days or weeks without running water or any water that is even ...

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long or how short a time they have known one another.

We can't imagine leaving home without our cell phones and credit cards.

The soldier holds tightly to the dog tags around his neck that just may end up being the only way to identify him.

We gossip and ridicule our "friends" and acquaintances that are not in our immediate company.

The soldier is never sure if the buddy he had dinner with last night will ever return from the field again.

We plan vacations and shopping trips for that perfect pair of matching shoes and handbag.

The soldier walks the darkened streets in search of the terrorist hiding around a corner waiting to take his life.

We complain of weather being too hot, or too cold. Of spring being too wet or fall being too windy.

The soldier sits in burning sand and blinding wind, not daring to remove any part of his gear or helmet just to wipe the sweat from his sun burned brow.

We pay $50.00 for a high priced restaurant dinner, and send it back ...

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Added: 3/6/2011 10:17:04 AM
Submitted By: CreepyKid19
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 889
Pages: 4

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