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Imagine that at any given moment
he could be killed.
As in a dream, in an unfamiliar
place, with unfamiliar surroundings.
Imagine that every conscious second
of every single day he is alert
and on-guard.
Thankful for every new morning
he wakes to see.
When he speaks to God in prayer -
he means it.
His sincerity is piercing when longing
for his loved ones -
he means it.
When he reaches out in thanks
for each meal before him -
he means it.
When everything he does has a purpose.
A meaning, a well thought out plan
with an end result.
Nothing - absolutely nothing is ever
taken for granted by the soldier.
No one else is more honest, somber and
dyed-in-the-wool than the soldier.
His thoughts, posture and actions
are all genuine.
They speak only what he knows:
Methodical by nature.
When his finger balances precariously
on that lever of fate, his devotion and
all he believes in and is programmed for
is at attention -
and he means it.
