Remember Our Troops by BluesPadawan
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Description
The average age of the military man is 19 years.
He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country.
He never really cared much for work and he would
rather wax his own car than wash his father's;
but he has never collected unemployment either.
He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting
when he returns from half a world away.
He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or
jazz or swing and 155mm Howitzers.
He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was
at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk.
He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a
pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark.
He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine
gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must.
He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first
aid like a professional.
He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to march.
He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation,
but he is not without spirit or individual dignity.
He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other.
He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.
He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never
to clean his rifle.
He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food.
He'll even split his ammunition with you in the
midst of battle when you run low.
He has learned to use his hands like weapons and
weapons like they were his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job.
He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death
then he should have in his short lifetime.
He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and
helped to create them.
He has wept in public and in private, for friends
who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.
He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate
through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful.
Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and
Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom.
Beardless or not, he is not a boy.
He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this
country free for over 200 years.
He has asked nothing in return, except our
friendship and understanding.
Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.
God Bless Our Troops!
Comments (27)
cstickney
This is beautiful, im so glad you made this image, no one should ever forget our troops. Wonderful job.
Sinamin
Beautifully done. Thank you for this touching render.
las_61
Your picture and words are wonderful. Your words are so touching, reminding me of my young nephew who is in Kuwait.
Wanda Burns
Wonderful words and render. Thanks for reminding us. :)
bionicscribbler
Perfect picture!
chanson
I really like the mask texture - nice job!
Raddar
Beautiful words. Sometimes it's easy to froget the complexity and simplicity of these young men and women.
Mock
Wow just WOW
rockets
Frannie this is so beautiful...the words and the image. Thank you so much for posting this...HUGS!
Neywon
Thank you
SophiaDeer
Excellent work! Bravo for you!
linwhite
This just made me cry....as nothing else has since the war began on September 11th, 2001. Thank you for the words and for reminding us that freedom is not free.
grvdm
Your words are just awesome. No one has put it in context like you have. It reminds me of my service days.Do you mind if I pass your words along to as many people I can ? Again SUPERB !
Kinouk
Linda couldn't have said it better. And thank you. HUgz
BluesPadawan
The words made me cry too...the words aren't mine...words that have filtered through cyberspace which have lost their creator a long time ago. Words so to the point that each and every time I read them I cry. Tears flowed as I typed them....please share, but I deserve no more credit that bringing them to your attention in hopefully a moving composition that brings the point home.
geoegress
Nice :)
Lorraine
great tribute!...thanks so much
Seven Wolves
Out of all the tributes to our fighting men and women, this one will be tough to top. There are really no words to describe how wonderful this really is, but as a vet, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
jwdell
Amazing work, best I've seen yet...
alearr
Nice work, but remember ALL troops not only YOURS...or the others aren't men?
Grooltor
Great pic. Wish that George W. Bush were the only soldier fighting this stupid war.
Bobbie25
this is lovely and it dos not matter if you want the war or not i'm sure a lot of are boys dont but they go for us they fight for all of us wrong or right they are there to keep us safe and free xoxox Bobbie25
19Paul
Support the troops - Bring them home.
Larry-L
I'm all teared up. Amen!
Turtle
I'm so proud of you Franny doing these two excellent art works for out troops. god bless you.
Lario
Absolutely great.
femaleladywoman
Awesome Amazing Beautiful Love it