Really why am I? I don't understand... I shouldn't be upset but I am.
heres whats going on. I have had this really close friend who has always wanted to be in the army and go over seas to Afganastan. I've knowing him since my grade 11 year *his grade 12* and we've been pretty good freinds since then, and he's always talked about that kind of stuff. He's always been in the reserves, doing little trainning sessions all over BC and what not. Until almsot a year ago he disappeared and without really telling me he went over to Albera to do some intense training with the army forces. I find out through a friend of ours of course.
he's never been one to really tell me abotu where he's goign with stuff casue he knows i get mad. I've told him a few times how I don't liek the idea... *I've alwasy have had a little too much to drink casue normally I keep that stuff to myself* Sometiems he tells me sometiems he gets a friend to tell me or what not.
But tonight he shows up on my door step with a big smirk on his face like he normally does *Except he has a black eye from playing drunken boxing, go figure *rolls eyes* * nad he says he's in town this week to visit everyone befor ehe heads back to Albera. I was a little shocked and surprised to see him but never the less very happy. We tlaked for a b it then I told him he had to coem in and see my famiyl cuase they all know and really like him.
And as hes talking to my dad he says he's been doing all this trainning with tanks and stuff. I ahve to admit thats pretty cool, those ******** are huge! However, the next thing he says blind sides me.
He's goign to Afganastan for 6 months to drive the tanks and do whatever else there is to do out there. Then after the 6 months he coems home and released from the army. So again he doesn't tell me directly, but listening to him tell my dad about it was kind of hard. He soudned so happy and excited about going, its always been hsi dream to go over there and make a difference.
But I don't see how much of a difference one can make by going over there! All that comes out of there is death... broken familes... peopel losing fathers, brothers , sons, husbands, friends and loved ones. All you hear about on TV is how many Canadians and Americans are dieing over there, getting hit by bombs and what not!! Those people over there.. They dont WANT out help! All Bush Is going over there is securing his Oil and whatever else he has stashed over there!
I've told him this a few times and it jsut shocks him how much I am agaisnt the idea of him goings.... First time I said any of this he said he didn't have any idea I felt liek that.. after that he pretty much stopped mentioning Afganastan stuff to me.
but I guess there is nothign I can do to stop him, its what he wants to do... Its been his dream for years... he's spent years training for this..... I jsut hope it doesn't cost him his life....
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