Every morning, I haul my tired bones out of bed hours before the sun makes her debut for the day. I don my Army-approved uniform, rush to my company's headquarters, and stand in a formation comprised of hundreds of other Soldiers. We stand patiently, with our hands behind our backs and our heads held high, and our fearless leaders make sure all bodies are present and in one piece.
When everyone is accounted for, we are called to stand at the position of attention and face the flag pole - the flag of our great nation is about to be raised. A bugle sounds, playing reveille, and we salute the flag during it's ascent. Reveille still gives me goose bumps, even though I've been...Read full story
02 January 2008
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