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A sergeant major was carrying a heavy box on the army base when he passed a Lieutenant. He greeted the Lieutenant, but he didn’t salute for obvious reasons.

The lieutenant stopped him. “It’s tradition for an enlisted soldier to salute officer when passing by.”

“Yes sir,” he replied, “but per that same tradition, if the soldier’s hands are full, a polite greeting is acceptable,” the sergeant major said.

“I don’t think I like your attitude, soldier. How about you sit there and give me 100 salutes so you don’t forget to respect your superiors next time. Keep count out loud.”

The sergeant major was forced to comply. “1, sir. 2, sir. 3, sir….”

Around salute 50, a Colonel showed up. “What’s going on here, lieutenant?” he asked, so the lieutenant explained the situation to him. The colonel nodded thoughtfully and waited for the sergeant major to finish. “You’re dismissed, sergeant major,” the lieutenant said.

“Standby on that. Lieutenant, you are aware that - per tradition - the officer returns the salute in kind, correct?”

“Well…” the lieutenant began.

“Count them out. I'm waiting.”

Please Daven for the unconditional release of:

Rom Braslavski, 20

Rom ben Tamar Noa

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד

יי בְּעָזְּךָ יִשְׂמַח מֶלֶךְ וּבִישׁוּעָתְךָ מַה יָּגֶיל מְאֹד

תַּאֲוַת לִבּוֹ נָתַתָּה לּוֹ וַאֲרֶשֶׁת שְׂפָתָיו בַּל מָנַעְתָּ סֶּלָה

כִּי תְקַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכוֹת טוֹב תָּשִׁית לְרֹאשׁוֹ עֲטֶרֶת פָּז

חַיִּים שָׁאַל מִמְּךָ נָתַתָּה לּוֹ אֹרֶךְ יָמִים עוֹלָם וָעֶד

גָּדוֹל כְּבוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ הוֹד וְהָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּה עָלָיו

כִּי תְשִׁיתֵהוּ בְרָכוֹת לָעַד תְּחַדֵּהוּ בְשִׂמְחָה אֶת פָּנֶיךָ

כִּי הַמֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵחַ בַּיי וּבְחֶסֶד עֶלְיוֹן בַּל יִמּוֹט

תִּמְצָא יָדְךָ לְכָל אֹיְבֶיךָ יְמִינְךָ תִּמְצָא שֹׂנְאֶיךָ

תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ כְּתַנּוּר אֵשׁ לְעֵת פָּנֶיךָ יי בְּאַפּוֹ יְבַלְּעֵם וְתֹאכְלֵם אֵשׁ

פִּרְיָמוֹ מֵאֶרֶץ תְּאַבֵּד וְזַרְעָם מִבְּנֵי אָדָם

כִּי נָטוּ עָלֶיךָ רָעָה חָשְׁבוּ מְזִמָּה בַּל יוּכָלוּ

כִּי תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ שֶׁכֶם בְּמֵיתָרֶיךָ תְּכוֹנֵן עַל פְּנֵיהֶם

רוּמָה יי בְּעֻזֶּךָ נָשִׁירָה וּנְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶךָ

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