Everybody stayed

Soldiers stood still and looked as Man was approaching down the path.

They all knew him, he was one of them, he was a man that gave the meaning to all the medals that he had earned throughout the years, because as you know, medals don’t define a person, a person is the one that defines the medals.

He wasn’t carrying any one of them, he was in his combat suit.

Now he is in front of the soldiers and addresses them.

“SOLDIERS, ARE THESE YOUR LAST LETTERS?” –pointing at the pile of the envelopes that are on the table

--“YES SIR!”

--“HAVE YOU ALL WRITTEN THEM?”

--“YES SIR!”

--“SOLDIERS, WE ARE ABOUT TO CONFRONT THE STRONGEST MILITARY FORCE IN THE HISTORY OF WARFARE.

ARE YOU AFRAID?”

--“NO SIR!”

--“IF ANYONE OF YOU IS AFRAID AND WANTS TO GO AWAY, NOW YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO DO THAT.

STEP FORWARD AND I WILL SIGN YOU A RELEASE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW AND YOU ARE FREE TO GO AND YOU WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED!”

He waits a little
Everybody stays in their places

“IN LESS THAN THREE HOURS FROM NOW THEY WILL BE ON OUR BORDER AND WE ARE ON THE FRONT LINE

WE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL TAKE THE FIRST HIT

AND IT WILL BE HARD

THIS IS WHERE THEY’LL HIT US AND THEY WILL DO IT WITH ALL OF THEIR MIGHT

ARE YOU AFRAID?”

--“NO SIR!”

--“AGAIN, IF ANYONE DOESN’T WANT TO BE HERE, YOU ARE DISMISSED AND FREE TO GO

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE”

He waits a little
Everybody stays in their places

“OK, I WILL CONSIDER THAT AS YOU ALL WANT TO BE HERE

LET THEM COME

WE WILL SHOW THEM WHAT WE WERE PREPARING OURSELVES FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS

LIKE THE COUNTLESS TIMES IN OUR HISTORY

IT IS NOT OUR HIGH COMMAND THAT GIVES THE ORDERS

IT IS OUR MOTHERLAND

THE SAME ONE WHERE WE HAVE SPENT OUR MOST BEAUTIFUL DAYS

LET US NOT PUT THE SHAME ON OUR NAMES

BEHIND OUR LINES ARE OUR CHILDREN AND WIVES

OUR MOTHERS AND SISTERS

OUR VILLAGES AND CITIES

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GIVING US THE ORDERS

I KNOW, MY SONS, THAT TODAY THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD IS TO BE HERE

THE HARDEST … BUT THE PROUDEST

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT FOR IS THE QUESTION OF PERSONAL HONOR

AND THAT IS A MISSION GREATER THAN LIFE

BUT DON’T BE RECKLESS, WATCH OUT FOR YOUR LIVES

BECAUSE FAMILIES DON’T NEED DEAD HEROES

I CANNOT GIVE YOU BETTER PAYCHECK OR BIGGER FLAT

ALL THAT I CAN GIVE YOU IS MY WEAPON ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE

FOR THE PRIDE OF OUR PROFESSION

FOR THE HONOR OF OUR MOTHERLAND

TO THE POSITIONS, FOLLOW ME”

He salutes and everybody salutes back