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ELEVEN more soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan killed last week. This killing has got to stop. Too many loved ones dying over there. These are our families, neighbors, students and Americans in harms way. Bring them home! I pray for the safety and well being of all our men and women in a country so far away from home. ELEVEN MORE PEOPLE....ELEVEN MORE. It is every single week that I come on here and remind us that our people are dying and giving up their lives...for what? I understand your pain, but bringing them home doesn't fix the people who are killing them? Remember... 9/11 happened on our soil. If we ignore the problem, it's going to grow until it gets to our soil. 911 happened because of whom? Not Iraq. I dont want to get into this in this thread. This one is to show respect and love for those that SERVE. Just so we are on the same page: We went to war in Iraq on the assumption they were hiding Weapons of Mass Destruction. We went to the war in Afghanistan because the taliban harbored terrorists. |
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My Daughter served 6 yrs in the Navy and 6+ yr in the Seabees, her husband retired after 26 yr in the Seabees. I'm glad they are home safe but still pray for all those still active and stop to thank those I see when I am traveling...bless them all for what they do to give us our freedom...
 
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sweet, sweet kat...after all these years, i certainly know what you mean. you have one of the fullest hearts of anyone i've ever known.
i know that jay's served his time, and i feel for his beautiful newborn...that baby needs a father, one that's at home. i also respect the decision your son made in going into the service. of course, he's done his time... i can't imagine the fright, the fear...wondering if he's okay. you are a wonderful soul, and i know how much you love and support your children and grandchildren. there's a difference between wishing for safety and an end and not being supportive or being cowardly. |
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sweet, sweet kat...after all these years, i certainly know what you mean. you have one of the fullest hearts of anyone i've ever known. i know that jay's served his time, and i feel for his beautiful newborn...that baby needs a father, one that's at home. i also respect the decision your son made in going into the service. of course, he's done his time... i can't imagine the fright, the fear...wondering if he's okay. you are a wonderful soul, and i know how much you love and support your children and grandchildren. there's a difference between wishing for safety and an end and not being supportive or being cowardly. lulu...I have been so worried these past few days. I know when he doesnt show up on skype it is almost assured there was a death in Iraq. He hasnt been there and my heart was going crazy. I finally heard from him today...and indeed there was another killing about 300 meters outside of his FOB....a roadside bomb was detonated and injured two and killed one. They had to pull the vehicle into the camp to remove him. I am so sad about the loss of another soldier. Relieved and sickened. |
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He almost scared the hell out of me the other day because he wants his staff sergeant stripes (he would have to stay in a few more months), but he knows they may keep him again in stop loss again. He needs to come home and be daddy to his newborn instead. And his two year old who hasn't had a daddy much of his life. Not to mention his wife who anxiously awaits his homecoming. My support to You and your Son's family through this trying time. It is wrenching when contact is disrupted and as much as it is a luxery to have the level of contact that is now possible gaps tend to still generate the panic that all parents and spouses know all to well over the years as well as today. What I have learned from experience is it will drive you crazy if you don't find a way to distract yourself from obsessing on keeping track of death tolls and when communication goes down. It might not be today or even this deployment but you will have a breakdown of your health which does you and your family no good. Your child will have terrible guilt even if you survive this parenting ordeal well so I hope you will take a deep breath and try to refocus your energy on only those efforts that support your son and your daughter in law and the grands and yourself. While I defend to the death your right to have any feeling you wish about the war and I don't want to get caught up in the merits or lack of this particular military decisiona trying to spread your energy across trying to negotiate the politics of all of this might be spreading yourself pretty thin. Especially if someone picks up on your statements and starts harrassing you which is just about guaranteed if you do express your views. Weather they go with or are in opposition to your Son's career choices. I will also, hopefully gently challenge that your grandchildren have "not had a Daddy much in their life". While he is not physically present as much as any service member would like I am sure that your son is very much in their life; provideing, makeing parenting decisions with his wife, communicateing with his children directly and through others, and making it clear to them that they have a Daddy who loves them and has every intention of coming home to them. If you focus on that it will help your grandchildren emensely to accept what they live as normal and not be made to feel a "victim" of their Father's honorable and distinguished service. I like many think Military "brats" actually fair above the norm even for the hardships. True your family might be one of the ones to suffer injury or death but that could happen if he was commuteing to work locally and if you focus on the living you all will fair better. And while the numbers of military members who are making the terrible sacrifice many do come home safe and whole and benifit from their service. I know that is what I pray for my son and all the families that are going through this. I would say I would add you to my God Bless list but you are already there. Hope when you feel frantic you will keep that in mind. Email anytime if you need a kindred spirit. Army wife Navy Mom |
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Bring them home!
My love and support to you Kat ... and the many who are still there
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I just want to send my love and prayers
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to much crap to read.
unless u served our country... I am not interested in your post... sorry .. Marine mom....living in fear every minute of each day.... 
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My Marine almost lost his life or terrible injury..by 1 week.....
The other 2 Marines were injured...and we don't know their condition...my son..who saw the bunker get bombed..doesn't know about his brothers... My son will not go back to Iraq.He is a Iraqi Freedom Vet...that was when he was 20... At 21...he isn't going anywere good....and he will leave a wife and baby behind..thats going to be really hard... He is in the states now..but I don't hear much from him as he is crazy busy.... so it doesn't feel real that he is in the USA... I Honor, and love and miss him so....I worry about all the Marines as well as all our branches of military... As a mom you can't understand fully the pain,fear, unless u r one of us... you can only imagine..... It's complete HELL.... Our our military is iriplaceable....regardles if they chose... My son chose to be a Marine... to be a Marine...to make a change in our world... For us... I don't see much respect or support from many ppl in the USA...if it doesn't apply..they don't care.... My 78 yr old mom fell in a store..from a box she didn't see..and shouldn't have been there...Head injury...broken knee... Guess who has to take care of her...????? So I lost my car...surrendered back to Ford....I didn't go down easy... as I always wrote on it for support of troops...driving billboard... When my car left.....u couldn't see the car....one message after another...and the sides looked like paper mashae(spelling how ever) So I continue to be a walking, talking ,dressed, and USA and military pins on me...EVERY DAY.... I refuse to shut up ..Support..support..support.. We need support also...but...it's not here for us.... so we get sick instead... Thats SAD..... To those who truely support and Honor our Military and their parents and their entire families.. THANK YOU  |
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