Haji?

So what’s a Haji anyway?

Haji: A common middle eastern word for pilgrim.

Pilgrim: A person on a journey to a holy land.

Haji Duty:

The journey a pilgrim takes to fulfill his obligation to a code or creed he follows. Also, a name given to a guard duty in the Middle East by U.S. soldiers when guarding local workers on military bases.

So what’s a soldier’s pilgrimage?

The journey a soldier takes throughout a military career as a soldier fulfills their duty and serves their country. An important milestone on that journey is the deployment to a combat zone.  Deployment to a combat environment confronts a soldier with the realities of life and death first hand.  This is often a catalyst to search the inner self and define a person’s beliefs about life and the world around them.

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