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Posted by GretchH

7/6/08

He called me to tell me he'd joined the Army; I almost fell out of my chair. My brother wouldn't get out of bed before noon, but was going to join the Army, wake up before dawn, & likely go to war? A Tanker, he went to Iraq.We were all lucky. I thank God & the men & women who served with him that he's home alive & in one piece. The 1st time I heard "If You're Reading This" was the day my brother arrived home from Iraq. I had to pull over to the side of the road, I was sobbing so hard.A friend has this at the bottom of her emails: If you can read this, thank a teacher. Since it's in English, thank a soldier. Soldiers, thank you.

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