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<DIV>Civilian Child vs. Military Child <BR><BR>1. A civilian child usually
dances around or talks during the National Anthem. <BR> A military child
stands quietly with his hand over his heart. <BR> <BR>2. A civilian
child sees race. <BR> A military child sees diversity. <BR><BR>3. A
civilian child has a best friend in his hometown. <BR>A military child has
a best friend on almost every continent. <BR><BR>4. A civilian child sees
only the plane flying over. <BR>A military child not only can identify the
type of plane flying but knows someone who works on them. <BR> <BR> 5.
A civilian child smells something nasty and yells, "Eeeww, what's that
smell?" <BR> A military child smells something nasty and yells; "M.O.P.P.4!
M.O.P.P.4!!" <BR> <BR> 6. A civilian child sees a person in
uniform. <BR> A military child can tell you what branch he's in and what
his rank is. <BR> <BR> 7. A civilian child thinks home is where the
heart is. <BR> A military child knows home is where the military sends
you. <BR> <BR> 8. A civilian child lives for tomorrow and what it
might bring. <BR> A military child lives for today because tomorrow, Daddy
might get called away again. <BR> <BR> 9. A civilian child gets to
kiss mommy and daddy goodnight each night. <BR> A military child sometimes
has to kiss a picture of daddy or mommy goodnight. <BR> <BR> 10. A
civilian child talks on the phone for fun. <BR> A military child lives for
the 15 minute phone calls once a week. <BR> <BR> 11. A civilian child
can read and write in English. <BR> A military child can read and write in
acronym. <BR> <BR> 12. A civilian child says "good-bye". <BR> A
military child says "see you later". <BR> <BR> 13. A civilian child
gets to see things other kids would love to see. <BR> A military child gets
to see things world leaders would love to see. <BR> <BR> 14. A
civilian child will probably go to the same school his entire life. <BR> A
military child will probably change schools every 2 years. <BR> <BR>
15. A civilian child might rarely leave his hometown for anything other than
vacation. <BR> A military child will rarely see his "hometown" for anything
other than vacation. <BR> <BR> And finally... <BR> A civilian
child supports our soldiers. A military child IS a soldier. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>The next time you say a prayer for our troops, please say a prayer for
their families, especially their children back home that are trying to be
strong!</DIV></BODY></HTML>