When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard....
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...to listen to his son whine about being bored.



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....to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.




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...to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready for work.


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...to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's sleep.




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....to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.




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...to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive slower.





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...to be grateful that he fights for the freedom of speech.






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...to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.





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...to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to send their kids off to summer camp.




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...to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.




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...to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee being cold.







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...to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the dog.



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...to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.




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...to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of vacation a year.





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...to be happy for a friend's new hot tub.




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...to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby in the house.




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....not to punch a wall when someone says we should pull out immediately



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The only thing harder than being a Soldier...


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is loving one.

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powerful:yes

aww.... Powerful and true!

Im crying.. shit.. Im way to emotional.

THANK YOU:hug

(L) it

That made me teary eyed :( but sadly thats all true

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that is on the mark!

so true...thats gonna be kinda difficult to deal with when DF gets back, but i know i can do. i know we can all do it.

Omg I loved that<3 Thank You

:tears omg

very true thanks for sharing

All very powerful, but the one where the soldier is looking at his newborn baby via a computer really got to me. :tears

All very powerful, but the one where the soldier is looking at his newborn baby via a computer really got to me. :tears

For me too.... It makes my heart hurt..:unlove

All very powerful, but the one where the soldier is looking at his newborn baby via a computer really got to me. :tears

same here

Awwwww I'm crying now.

I cried a little when i read it...It was amazing.

Ohh, man. I read for the second time, with the pics. *chills* and *tears*

MY DB sent this to me just before he deployed. It was just as pwerful tonight as it was the night I watched it thinking about him leaving. Thank you for sharing it

Thanks for posting that!

Im crying.. shit.. Im way to emotional.

shit me too! :tears

Wow. I've read that before but without the pictures. Made me cry, but I loved it.

Wow.

I wonder if anyone would mind if I repost that on a page of the site. I think that's a really good reminder.

Wow.

I wonder if anyone would mind if I repost that on a page of the site. I think that's a really good reminder.

Please do. :yes Sometimes people lose perspective of what their SO is going/has gone through.

Lefty thanks for posting that, I'd never seen it before.