I hear people sayin'. We Don't need this war.
I say there's some things worth fightin' for.
What about our freedom, and this piece of ground?
We didn't get to keep 'em by backin' down.
They say we don't realize the mess we're gettin' in
Before you start your preachin' let me ask you this my friend.

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Have you forgotten, how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten, when those towers fell
We had neighbors still inside goin through a livin hell
And you say we shouldn't worry bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

You took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it's too disturbin for you and me
It'll just breed anger is what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it everyday
Some say this country's just out lookin' for a fight
Well after 9/11 man I'd have to say thats right.

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Have you forgotten, how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell
We had neighbors still inside goin' through a livin' hell
And we vow to get the ones behind Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

I've been there with the soldiers
Who've gone away to war
you can bet that they remember just what they're fightin' for

Have you forgotten
All the people killed
Yes some went down like heroes
In that Pennsylvania field
Have you forgotten
About our Pentagon
All the loved ones that we lost
And those left to carry on
Don't you tell me not to worry 'bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?

I think most of us have

See what you guys don't know, and what them recruiters fail to inform us all, I'm about to tell you.

First of all, they say you'll get a $38,000 GI Bill(for school) when you get out. Well see, this money is mostly yours. They take out $100 from you're pay checks, per month. Until a few weeks ago, that is. They recently stopped the deduction for the GI Bill, and every cent we've paid, will be paid back.

And they also say, if you're single, you eat and live for free. NOT true. They take out about $350 from my pay for meals...that taste like POOOOOOOP!  And living in the barracks, we get $12 BAH(basic allowance for housing) but if you live off post, depending on your rank, we get about $400(atleast) So because we don't live off post, they don't give us that money...it's like rent.

When they say you'll get 30 days paid leave per year, don't get too excited. Your First Sergeant has to approve it first. If you've been in any kind of trouble, or there is any kind of training coming up, they probably won't approve it.  You can't just tell someone your taking a week of leave and then just go. Although that would be sweet.

And the barracks...go to youtube.com and search Fort Bragg Barracks Video.

But I will say that the free medical and dental is awesome!!!

Before I joined the Army, I never knew I could hate GIRLS so much ... Even the ones you think are your friends, it's insane.

They say that if you're a woman in the military, you're either a whore or a bitch.

Well of course, all the nice girls don't want to be around all the hormonal women, so they hang out with the guys...shit happens.

But umm mom, I choose to be, high-speed, professional and focused!

I just put dye in my hair then washed it out. I got dressed and went outside for my last cigarette for the night. The air smelled like smoke from a fire, like it smelled back home during the fall and winter.

Back home, during those seasons, I'd walk outside and smell the fire...the smell of burning wood and leaves. Smelling it here is a comforting smell, although is makes me a little home sick.

With all thats been going on in my life, I've been getting home sick a lot lately. I am -6.5 in leave days, so there is no way I can go home anytime soon. And now, with my company being brand new, I have the time to go home cause we don't really do anything. But by the time my leave is decent, we will be busy with training for deployment and with Christmas coming up, I wouldn't want to waste any of my leave that I do have. It gets pretty frustrating sometimes.

This last weekend, my company had 3 formations, which is not normal. We don't really ever have formations on the weekend. But we had to because people are alwasy missing from formation in the morning, so this was our punishment, and we were gonna keep on having formations until EVERYONE showed up. Took us 3 tries. And that weekend, I overheard many saying,"Well, guess I'm not going home this weekend." I wanted to backhand them all, cause atleast they live close enough to post that they can go home most weekends. I'm not going to see my whole family until Christmas. Some people need to open their eyes and see how good they have it.

Well it's bedtime for us old folk...I feel 90.

Have a lovely evening!