rev·eil·le
rev·eil·le noun: reveille a signal sounded especially on a bugle or drum to wake personnel in the armed forces. Mid-17th century: from French réveillez! ‘wake up!’, based on Latin vigilare ‘keep watch’. “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” --1 Peter 5:8 “Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.” -- Matthew 26:40 0430. The trumpet blasted me from my slumber. “Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up!” The drill instructor’s voice echoed through the halls like an emergency siren. Heart pounding in my chest, I sprung out of my bunk, dropped to my knees in a daze sliding my hand under the bed trying to find my shoes in the dark. “Hurry up! Let’s go! Let’s go!” I tucked my toes inside, pulled on the back of my shoe, shoved my heels in and shuffled to the hallway as fast as possible. My eyes squinted as the bright ligh...