Our Troops, Our Heroes (Gold Star Mother Debbie Lee)

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Our Troops, Our Heroes

Written by Melanie Morgan   

Thursday, 20 March 2008

The noise has died down, the marijuana smoke has cleared,and the smelly hippies have crawled back into their lairs after a mostly unproductive day of national protest against the Iraq war.

But here is an eloquent reminder of why we continue to support the men and women of the military, and their mission in Iraq.

Filling a Heroes Uniform
By Debbie Lee
Gold Star Mom
 
I began my morning with my normal routine of making a pot of coffee and turning on FOX news to see the days issues. This morning President Bush was addressing this nation and remembering the sacrifices and the successes that this nation has experienced for the past five years since the War on Terror began in Iraq.
 
I remember that day well and knew this would be a very personal war to me. My oldest son Kristofer was one of “The few, the proud, the Marines.” My son-in-law Christopher was an Officer serving in the Army and was already on his way to Iraq, my youngest son Marc was in BUDS training to become a Navy SEAL, my brother Jim was in the Air Force Reserves and I had cousin who was an Officer in the Marines. I had no idea at that point how personal and emotional this war would be.

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A beautiful story written by Debbie Lee and posted by Melanie Morgan on her website.

Each one of these young men served in different branches of the Military, wore a different uniform, went to different lengths to train and prepare to be the warriors they are. I have pictures of each one of them in their different uniforms both dress and cammies. It is true there is something special about a man in uniform.
 
My daughter-in-law, Maya, had recently shipped Marc’s uniforms to me. I’ve just picked them up off of the bed to hang them in the closet. As I pick it up the tears began to stream down my cheeks as I think of the Hero, my son, who wore it. I bring it close to my nose and take a deep breath hoping that by some odd chance I can still catch a hint of his smell on the garment. My mind wanders as I remember the tall, dark and very handsome young man who was the youngest of my 3 children, my baby, who filled this uniform so well.
 
Marc Alan Lee was the first Navy SEAL killed in Iraq 8-2-06. He was one of the sacrifices that the President had talked about this morning as he addressed the nation. I personally know the cost and pain of war and yet still believe the war is worth fighting, the War is worth winning.

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[W04Man]

I can never finish these stories, the water in my eyes won’t let me finish. Sometimes I can do about two paragraphs, then come back.

[Cloverfarm]

This one needs a Kleenex alert ...

God bless her and all other military moms and dads.

[Twinkie]

Ditto.

[Between the Lines]

God bless

[freema]

I did not realize, until a few weeks after a deployment, why I never washed that one load of clothes.

[Mr. Silverback]

Marc Alan Lee, a hero proved in liberating strife. God bless you, your patriotic family and especially your wonderful mother.

[debm29palms]

I was a cleaning fanantic and washed all of Don’s cammies and tees immediately, without thinking. Thank God he wasn’t as fanatical.....I found one of his uniforms, Charlies I think, hanging up in the garage from an inspection. It still had the tee shirt he wore that day as well. And it smelled just like him. I have it in a plastic bag in his “cabinet”....

I received his “gear” from Kuwait too. The things they stored away as the war started. His shower shoes, the book he was reading, his PT gear, etc. I remember how I opened the box and tried to smell his PT gear and ended up with sand in my mouth.

I still have all of Don’s cammies neatly folded and all of his uniforms hanging in the closet.