Posted on 11/23/2004 9:18:45 PM PST by writer33
My husband's in the 2/325.
/john (A Zoomie)
Thank him for me for his service to his country, AQ.
Excuse me if I cry a little tonight.....
I agree. God bless the Airborne.
Chris
Thank you, I will. I just talked to him and he says nothing has been said officially, but he knows that there's a very strong possibility.
And I've known it and I've been preparing myself for another deployment. But the first one was bad enough, and seeing the word of an upcoming deployment in print just made me feel like I got hit in the gut. The first time, he was almost killed more than once. I'm very proud of my husband, but I'm also terrified of being a young widow. And now I'm in medical school so life is high-stress even without him being deployed. Keeping my mind on my studies would be near impossible.
Sorry, I'm freaking out. I was already freaking out about an upcoming exam for which I am completely unprepared, and this was a bad time to see this article.
Sometimes, as a wife, you have the most difficult job on Earth. You must do so many things, it is impossible for me to list them all.
Just remember, you always have friends around you. All you ever need to do, is simply ask.
Asking, is the most difficult thing that you can do....
/john
"Sorry, I'm freaking out. I was already freaking out about an upcoming exam for which I am completely unprepared, and this was a bad time to see this article."
Sorry about that. I do know how trying these deployments can be. It's tough on the wives. And this is why I don't like these darn newspapers printing these articles so far in advance. I think the husband should be able to tell the spouse first.
Chris
Oh Hell, the husband is often the last to know....
"Oh Hell, the husband is often the last to know...."
Been there and that's so true.
If you wife tells you that you are about to deploy, start packing your bags!
That's so true.
Funniest thing. My friend just got back from Afghanistan, 1/505. He called me 9/16 (5:30 in the morning, forgets the time difference): I am going overseas, can't say where, when, or when back.
Few hours later, son saw that 700 paratroopers from the 82nd were deploying to Afghanistan in support of the elections. I told my friend, his reply: I can neither confirm nor deny that.
Anyway, my heartfelt prayers and well wishes are with you all. Friend and comrades got back from Afghanistan incredibly intact; I will be praying for the same results for the 325.
Freepers have been outstanding about keeping the details of a deployment, within it's proper classification.
If any Freeper crossed the line of classified information, many of us would demand that a thread be deleted.
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In a twenty year career, thrre tours with The Division, 74-77 B 1/508th (now 3/505); 77-80 & 87-89 HHC Div. Airborne leades the way in all its many fashions, whether Airborne is a pathfinder in the 101st, a Ranger, SF or other special ops.... From my armchair quarterback position, I'd have to say my heart goes with them, always. Any my beret is off to all our fine DoD forces, military, government and civilian alike.
I agree. My heart goes out as well to those soldiers.
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