On Friday September 30th I saw Armadillo at the Union Theatre. It was great! I had just watched it's American "equal", Restrepo. After watching both of these films, I was in a pretty deep, weird funk. Sometimes it just hits me how different and intense some people's lives are. Lately my worries have been homework and keeping my house clean, and these soldiers in Afghanistan wake up every morning not knowing if they will be ambushed or someone will whip out a gun during their regular village inquiries and then that will be their last day. Nuts. I can't imagine carrying around a large gun everyday out of necessity and being surrounded by such danger daily. It made my life and worries seem a little trivial. While I don't agree and believe all of the reasons "why" we're Afghanistan, I still appreciate the dedication and sacrifice those soldiers make.
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