Have a blessed Memorial Day...
Yes, they do. I ran eight Family Assistance Centers during ODS. It’s amazing what these families go through...and hardly a whiner amongst them.
I’ve been both a soldier and a military wife. My current “tour” of the past 15 years with a civilian husband has been much, much easier, LOL!
Amen to that. God bless our military families who stand behind and support their heroes. We thank them for the sacrifices they and their heroes make on behalf of all of us.
Honor those who sacrifice so much so that Americans live free....
Ping!
And these kids are the “lucky” military brats. They are able to attend a DoDEA school on the military post, where there is such an amazing support network. Our three children unfortunately had to attend high school on the “outside,” off the Army post where my husband is stationed, in a not-so-military-friendly town ... and let’s just say that there were several teachers who couldn’t care less about deployed parents. They often interjected their anti-Bush, anti-war views in the classroom, causing my kids to essentially “shut down.”
As wonderful as our children are, I do view them as casualties of this war. Unfortunately each of them went from being honor students to struggling through drug problems (mild to severe), something I never ever thought we would have to deal with. They have all come out the other side amazingly well (Thank you, God), but the teen years, with a father deployed multiple times, have been a nightmare on so many levels for our family.
But having said that ... let me also add that I feel that there is nowhere else I would rather be than supporting my husband and taking care of his children during this time in our country’s history. My husband is my hero on so many levels ... and so are our children.
I left Fort Hood in March for my current 15 month tour here in Iraq. So far I’ve already missed one daughter’s wedding and her and her husband leaving for basic training. Next month I’ll be missing another daughter’s graduation. Not to mention Christmas and Thanksgiving among many other days.
Still serving proudly!