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>You stay up for 16 hours.
>He stays up for days on end.
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>You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
>He goes days or weeks without running water.
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>You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
>He   gets shot at as others are hit, and still keeps moving forward.
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>You put on your anti war/don't support the troops   shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
>He still fights for your right to   wear that shirt.
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>You make sure you're cell phone is in your   pocket.
>He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog   tags.
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>You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with   you.
>He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
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>You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty   girls.
>He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and   terrorists.
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>You complain about how hot it is.
>He wears his heavy   gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.
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>You go out to lunch, and complain because the   restaurant got your order wrong.
>He doesn't get to eat today.
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>Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.  
>He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are   clean.
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>You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
>He   doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.

>You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes   over.
>He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
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>You call your girlfriend and set a date for   tonight.
>He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from   home.
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>You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do   everyday.
>He holds his letter close and smells his Love's   perfume.
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>You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
>He gets a letter   with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.
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>You criticize your government, and say that war never   solves anything.
>He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own   people and remembers why he is fighting.
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>You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun   of men like him.
>He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the   wounded.
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>You see only what the media wants you to see.
>He   sees the broken bodies lying around him.
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>You are asked to go to the store by your   parents. You don't.
>He does exactly what he is told even if it puts his   life in danger.
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>You stay at home and watch TV.
>He takes whatever   time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
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>You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and   get comfortable.
>He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and   helicopters all night long.
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