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Always in danger, his life on the line Death being ever present in this land They sent him here to defend his country Thus is the life of a US soldier The native peoples in this dying land despise his presence; his merciless work Thus is the life of a US soldier His woman leaves him lying frozen, and forgotten on an Afghani mountain Thus is the life of these US soldiers Bullets unleashed by the Mujahideen cause American blood to mix with the mud; the same blood that covers the young medic’s hands Thus is the life of a US soldier The mortar lands only a few feet away and the boy becomes apart from his legs Thus is the life of a US soldier While the sergeant is screaming                Return Fire! A private cries out for his distant mother Thus is the life of a US soldier Eventually their tour comes to an end, and they board the plane that is pointed towards home yet fifteen seats are empty; no soldiers                will use these seats to return home this day. Thus is the life of a US soldier Having done their job, they can rest for now; rest until they are sent back to the land they have so rightly named “the nation of death” Thus is the life of a US soldier The plane soon lands; the men will stand, anxious to lay eyes on their forgotten homeland Thus is the life of a US soldier He will exit the plane and she is waiting but she won’t be able to recognize him because the scars on his face disguise him; his sunken eyes betray his identity Thus is the life of a US soldier Another warrior weeps as he hugs his wife and she hands his daughter into his arms; he holds his infant for the very first time Thus is the life of a US soldier Twelve months later the men will board that plane again and leave the land they have sworn to defend Thus is the life of a U.S. Army Soldier.
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Feb 14, 2011
Feb 14, 2011 at 11:31 AM UTC
Thus Is The Life Of A Soldier
Always in danger, his life on the line Death being ever present in this land They sent him here to defend his country Thus is the life of a US soldier The native peoples in this dying land despise his presence; his merciless work Thus is the life of a US soldier His woman leaves him lying frozen, and forgotten on an Afghani mountain Thus is the life of these US soldiers Bullets unleashed by the Mujahideen cause American blood to mix with the mud; the same blood that covers the young medic’s hands Thus is the life of a US soldier The mortar lands only a few feet away and the boy becomes apart from his legs Thus is the life of a US soldier While the sergeant is screaming                Return Fire! A private cries out for his distant mother Thus is the life of a US soldier Eventually their tour comes to an end, and they board the plane that is pointed towards home yet fifteen seats are empty; no soldiers                will use these seats to return home this day. Thus is the life of a US soldier Having done their job, they can rest for now; rest until they are sent back to the land they have so rightly named “the nation of death” Thus is the life of a US soldier The plane soon lands; the men will stand, anxious to lay eyes on their forgotten homeland Thus is the life of a US soldier He will exit the plane and she is waiting but she won’t be able to recognize him because the scars on his face disguise him; his sunken eyes betray his identity Thus is the life of a US soldier Another warrior weeps as he hugs his wife and she hands his daughter into his arms; he holds his infant for the very first time Thus is the life of a US soldier Twelve months later the men will board that plane again and leave the land they have sworn to defend Thus is the life of a U.S. Army Soldier.
Copyright, Nate Munson, 2010
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Feb 14, 2011
Feb 14, 2011 at 11:31 AM UTC
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