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| Ok, my eyes are doing that sweating thing. My son has been home 7 months this Firday, and I still tear up, wondering when I'll get past that? Also, a boy I helped raise and also my nephew are both in Iraq right now.
Know what the most memorable moment of my son coming home was (other than seeing and touching him)? It was the Vietnam vets who came to honor them...I have a picture of them that I cry everytime I look at it..we got to thank some of them. |
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| Thanks Cindy. I didn't know your son and friend had spent time over there. It has been hard on a lot of families. I have only been twice to see the men and women coming home. It is always emotional. I have several friends and readers who are in Iraq and Afghanistan right now. |
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| Voice, you read the homecoming link I posted, I think. LOL
I've been twice with my son alone......it doesn't get easier :) I also sang "God Bless the USA" at a homecoming here during Desert Storm. That was my first experience, I still have a flag that one of the soldiers came up and gave me after I sang.
I'm thankful to say that my son's first child was born 3 weeks before his deployment, second child was born 2 months before 2nd deployment..and now he is out of the military and a baby is due in Aug and he'll get to be with this one in it's first year of life.....wooooooooohoooooooooo!!!!!!
Military has been a large part of my life..I spent 15 years working at a military base near my home, Dad was a WWII vet and then my son is now a vet.
The military firing range is behind my house..my son was artillery, during summer camp he would call me laughing and say "Did we hit the house?"...he was calling coordinates!!!!! They did it computer simulation once and he said he blew our house up 150 times, LOL. |
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| Oh yes, I remember...sorry about that...I read so many...embarrassed that I forgot.
Funny story! Thanks for sharing. Amazing what they do with the simulations.
I left after almost 13 years of active duty. Married late in life and I didn't want to miss seeing my kids, so I left before they were born. |
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| I keep thinking and praying for all of it to end. |
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| I cry everytime someone thanks my husband. And I cry even more when they hug all of us and say thank you. It's hard to face the day sometimes when the wolf is knocking at your door and you're doing all you can to keep a smile on your face. But when someone sees us out with John while he's in uniform (which is now a lot since he's a recruiter), and thanks him, and then thanks me for my sacrifice, I well up with gratefulness. I'm thankful for all of the people who actually recognize, respect, and acknowledge our service members.
And, Voice, Thank YOU for serving, because you're right... this world would not be the way it is today with out veterans like you and your fellow service members to protect us while we here in the US run a "normal" life. |
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| Amanda, that feeling you feel inside is a sense of honor for being able to one who is willing to pay the price. It is not something many understand. Thanks. |
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