[SAMWolf]

Current Military News
Marine Good-byes

A Marine holds is daughter as he and other members of Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion prepare for deployment to the Persian Gulf region at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)


Marine Sgt. Darren Smiley, of Dallas, holds his daughter, Krista, as he and other members of Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion prepare for deployment to the Persian Gulf region at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)


U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Garard Dempster with the 1st Battalion 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade kisses his five-year-old daughter Kaitlyn before boarding his ship for an undisclosed destination in the Middle East, at the Morehead City State Port in North Carolina, January 11, 2003. Dempster is part of a contingent of 7000 Marines deploying with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade of Camp Lejeune. REUTERS/Randy Davey


Jennifer Kimber comforts husband Lance Corporal Nick Kimber, part of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, before boarding his ship for an undisclosed destination in the Middle East, at the Morehead City State Port in North Carolina, January 11, 2003.

[fatima]

A kiss to my Karen ,who lives on monday.,5ft 2 inches,blue eyes,blonde hair,very nice girl.

[radu]

These pics are painful to see, especially the young men saying goodbye to those darling children.

My heart goes out to all the men and women who have been, and are being deployed. And to their loved ones who are left to wait for their return. This is a difficult time for all.

Thanks for posting these, SAM. As sad as these make me feel, they also make me proud of these folks. No matter what, they've answered the call to duty and serve proudly. God bless our military men and women, and their families!