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Saw you profiled in Time. Congrats on the recognition, good luck on your novel,

One Vet

I never thought that soldiers had time to write in blogs. I mean, yeah. I look up to all of you because of your nobility, courage and patriotism. And for God’s sake! You are a soldier, and finding a good one is like searching for diamond on the streets of New York nowadays. Anyway, I am from the Philippines and I read about your blog from the “People of the Year” issue of Time Magazine. I started to be a silent fan of yours from that day. Ever since I was little, I always thought of soldiers as tough, straightforward, and all about war. But from your blogs, I found your soft side. You are a dad. You are proud to be one, and I surely think you have every reason to be. I was never a blog, or internet for that matter, fan. But since our class instructor made as read a write-up about you, among other, from Time magazine. I was totally intrigued. And when she said, we have to comment on one of the profiles featured, I was so sure it would be you. I would just like to tell you how I am totally bowed down to you. I am an aspiring journalist, I’m just on my sophomore year in college from the Univeristy of the Philippines, and I totally love writing. I’ve started to read some of your blogs and I like how they are light and so familiar (metaphorically speaking). It is just amazing how you get to write all those wonderful stuff though you are at war. Being at war, would be the last place anybody would want to be. Yet, you don’t make it sound that way. I feel like to you, the war was also a way to finding one self and learning the true value of life. I’d like to say that you are really one proof that the internet is not just about obscenity and nonsense. You are one of the few who make the internet a credible source of information and beliefs. The front liners of war, I agree with you, know what’s going on better than anybody else whop just writes about it. And this might have been said to you more than a million of times, but I admire your bravery, not just for going into war. But for leaving your family behind for your duties and letting people know, form your blog, what’s really going on and for letting us having a glimpse of your life. Time Magazine was so right for featuring you among others for advancing the life on the internet. You made people look at life on a different perspective. You inspire others and you’ve just opened my eyes that great writers are found not just on office desks but on the most unlikely parts of the world.

LOL, I like the post.

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Let me guess, your part is the first script " What a Sunset...", right? Cause that's the only poetic script up there... (ha-ha)

I came across your blog because of Time magazine. I must admit, like many others all over the globe, I am no fan of war nor do I fancy having people go into war to solve whatever "conflicts" there are.

That aside, I must say that you're blog has been very interesting and a great read. You've placed a more human side to the whole aspect of war (which is quite hard to believe). However, as i think about it, you made yourself seem more human.

People paint a picture of soldiers, ruthless and killers. Yet there you come in, and give us a perfect picture of a family man - cooking, taking care of the kids, cleaning. For one moment, I actually forget the hassles of war.

You words, they paint a perfect picture. everything is in crisp detail and draw me into your writing.

I admire your writing spirit. It has not been stifled by the demands of being lieutenant. The desire to write doesn't seem to go away, eh? No matter where you are, may it be at work, school, at the mall or a cafe - or in your case, at war, I'd like to think that that the desire to write doesn't go away and demands attention (it's like an itch).

I hope to read from you more. :)

Dogs go to heaven,

- Lis

hi again captain! thanks for replying to my email!.. :)

hmmm.. i'm guesing your words are the part where the soldier talks about posts becoming "poetic"... hehehe

hmmm.... i'm guessing your words are the ones the soldier says are "poetic".. :)

For some reason, my email won't go through.. so i decided to post my reply here...

Yup it's beautiful here in the Phil, minus the political squabbles hehehe...(it's almost election time) judging by your posts I'm sure your place is great too....

Oh i'm really sorry to hear that.....but yeah you're right, we live and learn. Life really has this way of teaching us the hard way sometimes....

Thank you so much for taking some time off your busy sched captain. I hope all your plans will work out, especially your book! I'm kinda looking forward to it ...hehehehe

God Bless

Eva