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Because I am sick and tired of hearing people complain about the price of gas, the rate of taxes and how the economy sucks. Seriously, the economy sucks at least one out of every five to ten years. The Iraqi people don't even have an economy so be lucky you have one that is guaranteed to come back sooner or later.

There is nothing to do at work that brings me a greater sense of purpose. I went from killing terrorists, helping people in a third world country and looking after my friends who were going through the same thing as myself. Now I train for things that are boring and I play a pawns piece in a big fat political game. I swear the army revolves around nothing but officers trying to impress higher ranking officers and it usually comes at the price of my time with the family.

The high. I swear there is no bigger high in the world than that of walking around a combat zone. It makes you feel alive. Knowing that any moment could be your last is sobering and it makes you appreciate everything I have. Now I'm home and the closest I've come to feeling alive again is almost being run off the road by a chick on her cell phone.

Bills. I how I hate them. It seems that there is a bill for everything back here. In Iraq I was able to save money because living in a tent is free, there is no need for car insurance or a cell phone or internet or just about anything else. Living simple, sometimes only out of a rucksack and having no problems with it. Yeah I miss that a lot.

Family. My family was so supportive and so proud when I was over there. I received emails everyday and when I came home for my two week mid tour vacation everyone was happy to see me. Now I am lucky to get a phone call from the parents once or twice a month, no body seems to understand why I don't like crowds or traffic, the woman gets mad that I toss in my sleep all night and no one seems to try to understand what I went through over there and could care less.

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