wow one of my old teamates left for Iraq last night in the middle of a game, it was allot harder to say goodbye then i thought. me and another guy(justin) tried to talk tyler(the one who left for Iraq) into standing out on the ice and taking a slapshot in the ankle so he didn't have to go so soon. but he wouldn't let us he said it's time or him to man up.
he had a tough childhood(he's 19 now) and lived with both me and Justin because his parents were never there for him(long story) so it was especially hard for us to say goodbye to him.
he said he wan'ts to be an independent man now and he thanked both me and justin for letting him stay with us. It really hit me we're not little kids any more.
First time I cryed in years, all three of us did
