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My heart is made of courage, there's honor in my blood;
I'll always stand before you and guard you from the flood.
I have never asked for accolades, nor will I ever need of praise.
I merely ask remembrance when, in the wind, my tomb's flower sways.

-=In memory of those who have given their lives for what they love.=-


"You are what you do when it counts."
-The Masao-

"To subdue the enemy without force of arms is the acme of skill"
-Sun Tzu-

"Pain is weakness leaving the body."
-Infantry saying-

"Upon my death, I would rather people ask why I have no monument,
than why I have one."
-Cato the Elder-

"He who would hunt monsters should take care lest he too become monster... For when one gazes at length into the abyss, it too gazes into you."
-Friedrich Nietzche-

"In order to perceive beauty, one must first open his eyes."
-Confucious-

"And when that soldier gets to Heaven,
To St. Peter he will tell:
Let me thourgh your gates, sir,
For I've served my time in Hell."
-Army Cadence-

"Dime con quien andas, y te digo quien eres."
(Tell me who you run with, and I'll tell you who you are.)
-My Dad-

"The currents carry us where they will, and we are grateful, for life is motion."
-Buddhist Proverb-

"No ******* slack."
-Col. David Hackworth-

"These wounds won't seem to heal, This pain is just too real;
There's just too much that time cannot erase."
-Evanescence, "My Immortal"-

"Look to the past, but don't stare."
-Sfc. Randall Shughart-

"A journey is measured not by ground covered, sights seen,
or deeds done, but by changes to the landscape within."
-William C. Dietz-

"I only got two things in this world, my word and
my balls; and I don't break them for nobody."
-Tony Montana-
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My family and friends... Wtihout exception the most important things in my life...

Writing... if eyes are the window to a soul, poetry is the door to the heart... There's nothing quite like expressing yourself to no one in particular, but then thinking someone in a 100 years will find it and wonder about you...

Martial Arts.... If anyone is considering this, I suggest Krav Maga.... Israeli style.... based on real world combat scenarios you might find yourself in.... Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is also worthwhile, especially is you tend to end up on the ground a lot...

The Army.... Three years now as a demolitions specialist... The military life is unique and without a doubt a blast... The friends you make (and stories you get) will be found nowhere else... And come on, I'm PAID to play with guns and explosives.... Any other questions?

So far as bands go the absolute top have to be AFI, Disturbed, and Rammstein... Followed up by System of a Down, Linkin Park and Alice in Chains... It's all about good lyrics and a matching sound... Especially lyrics, though... Oh, and all of the Enigma series...

As far as other music, generally most hip hop... You don't grow up in Miami without learning to love anything with a good beat...

Tattoos... Absolutely in love with ink... I've got six on me now... three on the back and three on my right arm... they both make two big pieces... I still don't have a picture of my quarter sleeve though...

Needless to say, I'm a firm believer that ink in the right place(s) looks hot on a female... So do piercings for the matter... I've had two in my eyebrow, one my tongue and my right nipple... All gone now... Don't really miss them, though...

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Idiots and posers... generally anyone that makes you stop to stare and wonder: "Why are you stealing my oxygen?"

Anyone who puts people down to feel better about themselves....

Cowards who would ever raise a hand to a lady...

Army towns... You want to live somwhere with an inordinate amount of strip clubs and tattoo parlors? Well then, just stop by and see your local recruiter.... Sucker...

Snooty rich people.... People who don't appreciate the goods things they have... How can anyone appreciate what it's like having nothing when they've never wanted for anything...

REMFs... rear-echelon mother fuckers to you civilians... the lowest form of life on earth... the guys that steal all gear and glory leaving the grunts with the mud...

Drugs... I went down that road and saw the wall that waited at the far end... So I turned back the way I came...

The Air Force... I mean come ON... they ride stationary bikes to stay in shape...
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