Duty on Thanksgiving

[wrstlr69sdnl]

Oh yeah my luck comes into play guess who has barracks duty on thanksgiving thats right me screwed by the military again and I hade this big ass plan do go to milwakee with a friend but now I seriously think god hates me seems like hes out to make my life a living hell oh well

[mass junkie]

I seriously think god hates me :

I dont blame him, I hate you too

[wrstlr69sdnl]

I dont blame him, I hate you too

I do and you know you dont hate me with all those gay emails and naked pictures of your fat ass I was blind for 3 days when I saw that

[BOUNCER]

Oh yeah my luck comes into play guess who has barracks duty on thanksgiving thats right me screwed by the military again and I hade this big ass plan do go to milwakee with a friend but now I seriously think god hates me seems like hes out to make my life a living hell oh well

Let me guess, your serving in Iraq?.

[OSTIE]

Oh yeah my luck comes into play guess who has barracks duty on thanksgiving thats right me screwed by the military again and I hade this big ass plan do go to milwakee with a friend but now I seriously think god hates me seems like hes out to make my life a living hell oh well

That sucks bro... I live in milwaukee and the clubs always have killer specials over thanksgiving... as a matter of fact, ill be hitting up a club/sportsbar tonite downtown where they have dollar drinks on everything as long as its not top shelf alcohol.

Be safe bro

[Animal Cracker]

I have duty to night- get off the ship sometime before noon on Thanksgiving..love the amphib fleet!

[Warrior]

Let me guess, your serving in Iraq?.

Thats what I was thinkin' Set a plate aside for those that are eating turkey MRE's...

[wrstlr69sdnl]

Had that last year

[BOUNCER]

Well, I know its alittle early but hey, lets throw this one up for those going to be serving away from their loved one's this coming Christmas.



TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND.


FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS."

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE."

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."