"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." ~~Thomas Jefferson

"Who will protect us from those who protect us?"

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. ~ Thomas Jefferson

"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." ~~Goethe

23 July 2014

If you haven't been there, you probably won't understand... :)



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9 comments:

Jester said...

Oh I understand quite well...

sundance293 said...

Ben there, done that many times!

Blue said...

:)

Grog said...

They're not using their ruck for a pillow? Oh, the horror. ;)

Blue said...

Not their steel pot, either ;)

MADDOG61 said...

There was an ad on TV many years ago - and it didn't last long - showing a Soldier going through this type of training and challenges. At the end he was by a troop truck wet, cold and shaking but the biggest smile came across when someone handed him a hot cup of coffee in a canteen cup. The tagline was how good it felt to be a Soldier and why you should join up. Those who hadn't served won't understand - but I am fortunate to be in the presence of those who did and do understand that being a Soldier is not a job; it's a calling. Thank you all for your service! (Can't beat the endless source of "war stories" civilians wouldn't understand either.)

Blue said...

"We do more before 8 a.m. than most people do all day"

I remember those commercials. :)

Robert Fowler said...

One of the few, the proud, that Marines. Of course the years I served at the end of Viet Nam, it was more commonly called Uncle Sams Marijuana Club.

Good times, bad times I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Blue said...

I, too, would do it all again...

In a heartbeat.