Soldiers Amaze Me

It amazes me to watch the soldiers all day long, going through their daily activities, knowing most of them will be deployed to Iraq or Afganistan during their tours of duty. And many of them have been there and returned to duty here in the states.

They refer to Iraq as if it were Texas or California. It is just Iraq. Not a war torn, dangerous, battlefield. I admire their courage.

They have a job to do and that is the important thing. They work hard and train hard to be able to do it to the best of their abilities. All the dangers and obstacles that doing it in a hostile environment present are challenges, but not barriers.

Brave young men and women, doing a tough job, preserving our freedom in a land far, far away. It is an age old story. A story that we will never stop hearing as long as we are a strong nation helping our brothers and sisters throughout the world to have the freedoms that we enjoy here in America.

I salute them.