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"USMC In Afghanistan"

A Taliban Army Platoon was on patrol when the commander noticed a lone Marine standing on a hilltop above their location. The commander told two of his soldiers to go take out the Marine, so they dropped their packs and promptly ran as fast as they could toward the Marine. Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The two soldiers followed.

For the next few moments there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air. Then as quickly as it had started, it stopped and the Marine appeared back on the hilltop. He brushed off his cammies, straightened his cover, crossed his arms and stood there looking down at the Taliban soldiers. The infuriated commander called for a squad to go get the Marine.

They promptly ran as fast as they could toward him. Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The squad followed, and for the next few minutes there were bloody screams and dust flying in the air.

When it stopped, the Marine again returned to the hilltop. He brushed off his cammies, straightened his cover, crossed his arms and stood there looking down at the remaining Taliban soldiers.

The commander was really hot now. He ordered the rest of his platoon to attack the Marine. Determined that Taliban soldiers were far superior to one lone Marine, they had blood in their eyes as they ran up the hill.

Just before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The blood-thirsty soldiers followed. For many minutes there were horrific screams and clouds of dust flying in the air. It continued and continued.

When it finally stopped, one lone soldier came crawling back to the commander, all bloody and beat about the head and shoulders. His uniform was torn, cuts were all over his body. The commander demanded a report. The lone soldier, trying to catch his breath, replied in a forceful yet trembling voice, "Sir, run... it was a trick. There are TWO of them!!"

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Thank you for sending me little things To make me think, laugh or smile. For when I am down, it picks me up If only for a while.

That is why friends are so dear, Just because they care for you. And you know they're there with a listening ear Or to take away the blues.

And I give thanks for all the friends The good Lord sends my way For He knows we all need some cheer Each and every day.

So to all my wonderful friends, I send my love to you Because I know that you're my friend Forever, through and true.

So take this rose, my special friend, And hold it close to your heart And always remember me, your friend, And we'll never be apart.

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Two trucks loaded with a thousand copies of Roget's Thesaurus collided as they left a New York publishing house last Thursday, according to the Associated Press. Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied....

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If anyone should hurt you And say a thing unkind, Remember what I tell you, And keep these things in mind.

For every one who makes you cry, There are three who make you smile, And a smile will last a long, long time, But a tear just a little while!

If someone says a thing that's cruel, Don't let it get to you, There's so much good about you, And your faults are very few.

So if a certain someone Should act a certain way, Just think of those who love you And don't let it ruin your day.

Don't let someone who hates the world Cause you to hate it too, For behind the clouds is a golden sun, And a sky that's bright and blue!

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A young and foolish pilot wanted to sound cool on the aviation frequencies... So, this was his first time approaching a field during the nighttime. Instead of making any official requests to the tower, he said: "Guess who?" The controller switched the field lights off and replied: "Guess where?"

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A young boy answered the phone in a whisper "Hello?" The man at the other end asked to speak to his father. The boy replied in a whisper, "He can't come to the phone." The man then asked to speak to his mother. He again whispered, "She's busy. She can't come to the phone either." The man became confused and asked if anyone else was at the house with the boy. "Yes," he whispered, "The police and the firemen are here too." When the man asked to speak to one of them, hoping to finally get an adult on the phone to find out what was going on, the boy again whispered, "They're busy too. They can't come to the phone either." Finally the man asked the boy what his father, his mother, the police and the fire department were so busy doing that they could not come to the phone. The boy whispered, "They're looking for me."

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