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110918-A-VB845-264U.S. Army Capt. Rader trades his Army Combat Helmet for an Afghan boy's hat at the District Center
in Spin Boldak City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Sep. 18, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina
Truluck/Released)
Spend some time in another person's shoes before making judgement. Take a moment to understand
why they do what they do. Maybe then you'll understand.
My military imagery is available for public domain. As the photographer, I don't have control over
how you may use it, but I ask that it be done with respect to the individuals represented here.
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The picture shows the hearts that US combat personnel have for people overseas, because once they are there in combat, or not in combat, they show that the people of the US care about them and actually want them to thrive. Not only does the soldier trade his helmet for the child's cap, but there is a mountain dew in his hands, and his face shows that he wants US forces in Afghanistan, his cheesy smile, his welcoming tone to the US soldiers, and just how happy, makes me happy, and hopefully, everyone happy. So, on a scale one to ten, I'll rate this picture, 10. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s⦠" width="15" height="15" alt="
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That boys smile just warmed my heart! Your photos are just amazing. I have told you this several times in previous pictures but I just can stop looking through them. Each one tells a story and they just take my breath away. They are very crisp and clear and I need to know you take such wonderful shots! Β P.S That is probably the cutest thing I have seen in my life! Thank you for sharing this!
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Thanks! Β This was one of my favorite missions. Β These two were nearly inseparable! Β
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Well I wouldn't doubt it! Look how happy he is! Ahh!!! Makes me smile every time I look at it!Β Β
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Your work is absolutely amazing. This one picture says so much.
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Aw, thank you, that means a lot to me.Β It's not the best photo in the world, but I couldn't pass on the moment.Β Those two were nearly inseparable that day.Β
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Not a problem! I am glad you took the photo C:
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Combat helmets and caffeine, what every child dreams of. Β Awesome and heartwarming photo, dude
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Thanks!Β That little boy definitely loved his mountain dew.Β
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Yeah, you can sure tell he's enjoying this (especially the big American with a little boy's hat on his head). Β
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Let us hope that this little boy never takes weapons against his next one......
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I hope he doesn't have to take up a weapon against anyone.Β He's an awesome little guy.Β
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Now that smile is worth everything. Saw a few on them back in the Nam and a few other places. Yeah, I'm old but some things never change.
Hope all those men came back as whole as anyone can from times like those.
You do great work.
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Thank you.Β Unfortunately, I didn't hang out at this FOB long
enough to find out how everyone did - it was just a 1 1/2 month stay.Β =/
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awesome photograph, all hail Uncle SamΒ 
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That guy in the BG(you probably know him,sorry cant see his name),just lol
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Amazing through wars we still have our humanity, love this pic
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Definitely!Β I think being able to spend time with the kids there lightens the ache of missing the kids back home.Β
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Funny how something as simple as a can of soda can make someone happy...
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Absolutely.Β After a few months there, I was the same way.Β xD
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"Spend some time in another person's shoes before making judgement."
Alright, I'm done thinking. But Mountain Dew is still unhealthy haha
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Ahaha, true. And it tastes terrible. xD
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This picture makes me stop and realize how lucky that Canada is to have the US as it's Allie, even with all up and downs that comes with being Allies.
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Spend some time in another person's shoes before making judgement. Take a moment to understand why they do what they do. Maybe then you'll understand.
Very good advice... that is exactly what I'm trying to do with respect to the military right now. I understand the need for defense, but sometimes I find it so hard to see soldiers as good people. The harder I try to understand, though, the more I realize just how much we have in common... Unwavering determination, conviction to a cause, refusal to give up under any circumstances. It isn't the fault of soldiers that the government has created this legal construct to pit us against each other.
I'm an independent scientist and inventor, you see... I have a friend who developed an electromagnetic resonator which the DoD then decided would make an excellent component to a military weapon, so they sent the FBI to demand he hand over his schematics, prototypes, and the legal rights to the resonator over to the military. My friend refused and they held him in federal prison until he did, using the justification that hacking into YOUR OWN past email account to which you forgot the password is somehow malicious hacking.
I have another friend who's a veteran, formerly Special Ops, retired to become an independent inventor and built a power source that worked using centrifugal force... The FBI came right into his house and stole his prototype because "it was too dangerous for a civilian to have in their possession" That was my wake-up call that all the crap soldiers do to independent scientists really isn't the fault of the soldiers. And why would it be? A soldier has a commitment to defend the future; an independent scientist has a commitment to build a future worth defending... We should be working together, not against each other.
In spite of how far I have come trying to accept the viewpoint of a soldier, sometimes I still have a hard time... especially when some soldier gets blown up and gets a medal, while my fellow independent engineer gets blown up trying to make an alternative energy source to improve all of our lives and he gets a lawsuit for reckless endangerment. We don't need any medals, but seriously people... keep your lawsuits to yourselves.
I'm not trying to offend you with any of this, so I hope you don't think I am... I know that you try hard to help people understand that soldiers are humans just like everyone else, so I thought you might like to read a brief insight into my struggle to accept them as such. You do good work
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Aw, this is so cute
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It's an honor to serve.
Aw, why would you go to them, the Army is so much better!
You know what job you want to get in the Marines? If you don't mind me asking.
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I might go to the Army, right now I'm between the Marines and the Army (Most likely the Marines, though). Lots of my family members served in those two branches, so I'm not sure which to go to for sure. I just have to wait and see ^^
I want to do something with photography so far. I am always browsing through the jobs in those two branches though, since there might be something else of my interest.
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Both branches are pretty good, we just tend to hate on one another pretty hard. xD
You should totally go for photography! Not that I'm biased or anything...
Both go to AIT here at Meade. The biggest difference I've seen is that the Marines do only photography and the Army has us doing video in addition to photo.
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Yea, that is probably what I will do, photography. Time can only tell which branch I'll pick, though. Yea, I used to always watch the pranks each branch did on each other on YouTube, pretty entertaining haha ^.^
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Best job in the military!
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