In Their Shoes...

So...
how did you sleep last night?

Maybe the bed was just a bit too lumpy..


or maybe it was too firm?
or too humid?
or too cold...
or too hot?




or maybe you had to go to the john, or needed a drink of water...



and yeah...it really IS like that.

Count your blessings, pray for them, and Thank God for them!

and the next time you find yourself bitching at the other car who just cut you off in traffic, or whining cuz you had to park a lil farther away from Walmart than you wanted to, or you got slightly warm food in your fast-food order, or your shower ran out of hot water...
think of THEM.
out there...protecting your freedom, sacrificing for YOU.
















This is a real picture, taken in Iraq on 9 September 2003 by the Baker Company, with the 7th Marines, 1st Battalion, to honor the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. According to the Rock Hill, South Carolina, Herald:

Helmets atop rifles honored the day so many died. Four U.S. Marines in Iraq held Old Glory a few feet off the desert sand. Dozens of others stood around them, spelling out a special message. The unit assembled Tuesday in a formation of husbands and sons and helmets and weapons that spelled out, "9-11: We Remember."

Andrew Schoenmaker, 25, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and an executive officer of Baker Company, with the 7th Marines, 1st Battalion.

Lt. Schoenmaker and his commanding officer bandied about the idea for a picture to send home to the United States signifying that the unit is still in Iraq, but the pose ended up honoring the Sept. 11, 2001, victims.

"It is in remembrance of those that gave the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, and the reason that no matter how long we are here, we will continue to push and never forget why we serve," Andrew wrote in an e-mail to his father.