for a little perspective.  Think what you do is hard?  Meet Marcus Luttrell.  He is a former Navy SEAL that lost his team on a mountain in Afghanistan (via Instapundit).  He has written a book called:
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

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