i have a friend whose in service in iraq, we were talking via e-mail and these are the things that i could just feel after reading his message.....

tranquility, serenity, peace of mind
doesnt come, in this hell of mine
hope for the lost and missin
prayers float, and im caught wishin
seein you agian, but till that day comes
ill have to fight my way, back to you with my gun
nothing compares to the horros ive seen
nothing can turn me back, make me agian serene
all im longin is one simple day
to look outside and see children play
instead, what i see when i look out the window
a wife, that was a mother, now becomes a widow
one days a victory, but these lives lost are the war
people wanna be free not police'd no more
Lord help me im prayin every day
cause i dont know how much more i can take
bring me home and leave this all behind
no more pain and sufferin seen w/these eyes of mine

the quote above is a fav. of my friend he asked me to include it