A joke

I just wanted to share a joke with you from this book, "Boots on the Ground", authored by Karl Zinsmeister, that DH is reading.

Noticed DH kept chuckling and he nudged me to read an excerpt of the book and I had to share with you all!

"My senior class was eight. I French-kissed seventy-five percent of the senior class girls before I graduated, and sixty-percent of the girls in the junior class."

"Why Sergeant, I didn't realize you were home-schooled."

This book is authored by Karl Zinsmeister who toured with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Irar for a month to learn about the soldiers' experiences and what they do daily.

What exactly does it feel like to travel with a spirited body of fighting men? To come under fire? To cope with the battlefield stresses of sleep-deprivation, and a steady diet of field rations for weeks on end? Readers of this day-to-day diary are left with not only a flashing sequence of strong mental images, but also a notion of the sounds and smells and physical sensations that make modern military action unforgettable.

Ultimately, Boots on the Ground is a human story: a moving portrayal of the powerful bonds of affection, trust, fear, and dedication that bind real soldiers involved in battle. There are unexpected elements: The humor that bubbles up amidst dangerous fighting. The pathos of a badly wounded young boy. The affection openly exhibited by many American soldiers--love of country, love of family and hometown, love of each other. This is a true-life tale of superbly trained men in extraordinary circumstances, packed with concrete detail, often surpassing fiction for sheer drama.

Boots on the Ground