Suzanne...I just saw this post. I'm getting used to them sending them over. I don't like it...not ONE bit, but have to continue to be positive and support them like always. I agree with you that the war has to end, and it can't end fast enough for me, I can only imagine what our soldiers feel like. I have to say though that out of my youngest son's (OJ) six tours, he volunteered to go over for two of them, so that someone else in his group could stay home. One of his guys wives was due to have a baby and was having difficulties, and I can't remember the reason for the other, but it was equally important to him that they be able to stay home. I'm scared and concerned for him when he is over there, but am so proud at the same time.

((Nessa)) Apparently the rules have changed regarding sons serving at the same time. And husbands and wives for that matter. My son and daughter in law were over there at the same time in 2007/2008, that's why I was in Arkansas keeping the kids for them. It's hard on everbody involved. The parents are overseas, the children are still here. When the children are so little they don't understand where mommy and daddy went. I told them that they were working far away, but that was a mistake. When they finally came home and had to go back to work on base, their youngest freaked out when they told him they had to go to work. Poor little guy thought they were going to leave him again! Thank God for technology though. My kids got to see their kids open their presents on Christmas morning over the computer webcams!! And their children got to wish them Merry Christmas! Not the same...I know, but better than nothing.

Thanks, everyone, for checking in on the threads and showing love and support for our military! The troops really appreciate it and so do I!!

Good morning all,just thought I would add my two cents to this Military thread because I can in some ways sure understand how regular peoples feel about the peoples who are serving in the military and have had to be sent overseas to serve & protect there country,it can indeed be very hard,but they are fighting for a cause that some believe in & that they are also fighting to protect their family's future.So,ya gotta give the service men & women their dues because in there families eyes,they are the True heroes of our times.

Oh, I am so proud to be your Friend Brenda


You are truly an amazing lady so kind & loving & longsuffering


& your Sons are just as incredibly fine as you are


what brave courage & incredible love your Sons have


Your youngest one < OJ > who has been in the Military the longest

is one totally badazz dude & such an amazing human being

and your other Son who also picked up the Mighty Torch

what an honor and blessing they both are

to your Family and to Our Country

i don't know much about your Daughter in Law

except that her husband <Your Son > is also there

and I know that they both have to leave their children


to go serve their Country

& i can't think of any higher calling on Earth


than the one they respond so quickly to


& the sacrifice they make is absolutely heart wrenching

Oh, My Gosh...Honey...

That is such a sad but incredibly beautiful

& noble story


Yes, it is sad enough for Our Soldiers

to have to leave their homes & familiar towns

as it is

let alone when they have to leave their Mothers,

Fathers, Brothers, Sisters & Friends

and when they have to see the looks on the faces

of their innocent children who miss their parents

who just don't understand why they are gone


that must be the most painful of all for them

and for the kids


i am so glad that i started this thread for you

and the thread for Suzanne < Zanne46 > too


for she is also our precious Sister


& also going through hell with her Boy gone overseas



so this is a special place for you to vent

and a place where we could come and love you

and offer our support and endless prayers








& i am soo happy & relieved that your Sons

and Daughter in law got to see the Children

open their presents on Christmas


even if it was on webcam ~ thank God for that


that must have been so special and soo precious

good day and nice to meet you


thank you soo much for stopping by


Robin2007


and for your sweet sentiments & support

No worries Rapunzel

Thank you, Robin, for stopping by. And you are so right...my sons and my daughter in law are my heroes, along with everyone else's son's and daughter's that are in our military, no matter whether they are stateside or overseas. I love and respect every one of them.

Pledge Of Allegiance, Revisited

I Pledge Allegiance

a solemn vow of obedience, from the earliest age of grievance,
when found deliverance, one people, united against,

tyranny and intolerance,

become the model, of democracy and tolerance.

To The Flag

the symbol of once colonization, come together in celebration,
a new unconquerable nation, a successful castration,
of oppression and dictation.

Of The United States Of America

a conglomeration, of peoples, form one nation coast to coast,
a single relation, one voice, one oration, tread on me,
expect retaliation.

And To The Republic

a democracy, its creation, the Constitution, its foundation,
agreeable to all, in origination, fiercely guarded against demolition,
militarization, and impregnation; over all these years, still on station.

For Which It Stands

the protector, of all oppressed lands, the world over, she lends a hand,
her signature, her blood, in foreign sand.

One Nation

from sea to sea, whether rich or poor, some vocal, others,
chose to ignore, those who guard the shore,
those who knock on heavens door, one nation, esprit de corps.

Under God

in a time, when belief was strong, today, should not be wrong,
having been with us, so very long, a few may sing, a different song,
most will believe, as they have, all along.

Indivisible

one as a whole number, cannot be divided, by any other,
many have tried, under guise, of brother, only to be denied,
by the mother.

With Liberty And Justice For All

the means, to end, all oppression, infinitely wrong with transgression,
succession, regression, and repression along.

Our Pledge of Allegiance

a pledge of a nation, a history profound, one indivisible number,
all it takes, to be, no longer allowed.

By Mac McGovern

My best wishes to you and yours......strength to you all!!

Ohh Honey thank you so much


Your love and compassion is felt so strongly


& is so greatly appreciated God Bless you My Dear Sis

Thank you so much!!

My Dear Friend Brenda


I hope everything is going well for you Sis


I love you & just wanted to let you know I care



You and your Family are always in my heart & prayers

You are quite welcome and if it wasnt for the military I wouldn't exist, LOL.

same here

Thanks Nessa! I'm doing okay. Busy trying to find work and get myself settled. I hope I made the right decision. I'm having a hard time with this, but have to keep telling myself that this is right. I can't keep them forever. My sister told me that I have to "cut the apron strings". She's right, of course, but when your children are in harms way it is so hard to distance yourself from them. I have put them, all of them, into God's hands and have to trust in him to take care of them for me!!

Oh Brenda.. .you are a fine & noble lady

and making decisions regarding our Children

are not easy choices , they never are !!!


for they are tender matters of the heart


and when your own children are in the midst of harm's way


it makes it even more tender & soo hard to decide



Everyone has to find a balance in life


and this is where you are


. ..so take a deep breath & hang in there


and keep on keeping on with confidence


knowing that you walk not this path alone.


God is right there speaking to the very depths of our souls

to help us make the absolute right choices


and He will be there to help our Children


whether we are there physically or not




and that 's what we have been given , Sis


our Lord Our Faith & our prayers


Which may not seem like much to the natural mind on a physical level


but to the Infinite Mind & on a spiritual level


They are exactly perfect & definitely All that we need

Dear, sweet Vanessa, you always know the right things to say at just the right time!! I was feeling a little down today, but you picked me right back up!! You reminded me to keep my faith! I WILL be just fine! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!