A soldier was dead and lying in a pool of blood, when a boy and his father watched the scene. The boy asks his father:
Who is this man who is killed?
I do not know, son, I just know, that he was a soldier.
The young boy approached a person who was dressed in a beautiful uniform different from the others, very elegant. It was the commander of the unit where the soldier worked. The boy took his hand and asked:
Could I know what a soldier is?
The officer responded in a trembling voice and his eyes were full of tears:
A soldier is a person who sleeps less than many people, passes cold, sun, rain, hunger.
And there are times that he/she has no holiday days, Christmas, New Year and many other important moments. He/she is far away from the family, their children when they are sick, or their husband/wife as well as their parents and siblings.
A soldier receives insults, physical assaults, they cry, suffer, spend thousands of scares and many more things that happens to them in their line of duty.
But when he leaves for his job, very early, he does not know if he will return home alive.
.. This is part of what a soldier is.
Suddenly he heard the sound of a phone that rang in the pocket of the deceased.
The officer left the child for a moment to take the cell phone. When he saw it, he realized that it was his home.
He saw that it was a text message, and in a very low voice he read:
(Hello Daddy, I took my mother's cell phone to write this message:
I want to congratulate you on your birthday. I look forward to give you your present because it has been two days that you cannot be at home. So today we will cut the cake.
Today we will be together as a family.
I love you dad, you're my super man dad.
A kiss....
I'll wait for you at home.)
Such is the life of a "soldier." Whatever their unit, whether operational or administrative.
Please, instead of only criticizing soldiers, value the effort of the NA. If you have a family member or friend or an Acquaintance who is a soldier, please, thank and pray for him/her. God bless NA. God bless FRN.