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[aid] => mick
[title] => A Soldier's Intent
[time] => 2006-06-27 11:04:48
[hometext] => Written while deployed to Iraq
[bodytext] => My brothers lose limbs, sometimes their life. Why is it, that we make this sacrifice? Is it the glory, the money, the thrill? Is it to learn a new, important skill? It's none of the above. It's solely for love. Love of my Family, my Country, my Home. Thinking of them, I'm not so alone. On the outside a soldier is stone. Strong, proud, and brave, right down to the bone. Though feelings are present, they're buried inside. Distractions are costly. I've no want to die. So here I sit, in this country of. And to be quite frank, I'm tired of it. And what do we get, for all this grief? We have become, the Iraqi Police... [comments] => 1 [counter] => 204 [topic] => 43 [informant] => skif [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => oops )
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