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I wish you well. My brother is in Spec Ops and I also worry. I know it is difficult, but no matter my own feelings politically, I have always supported our troops as I come from a long line of USMC, USAF, and even a few Navy .....and over the years we have survived a lot of presidents, wars, conflicts, etc and it is just right that we stick together. Hang in there and be sure to have other military wives nearby for support! Bren |
:cry8: Thank you all again some of the posts I have read have made me cry! Thank you all for being so sweet and thank you for the prayers! I miss my husband so much and for people to be so heartless and cruel is just wrong not matter how you slice it! It is so sad to know my husband is fighting for those people! But at the same time I thank God for people like all of you who see that it is a sacrifice! I don't think that my sacrifice is as great or near as hard as his! B/c at least I get to see my family and our children! Thank you again for all your support! |
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I know what you are saying I think it is so wrong. I am on My Space and I have seen a lot about this page. I support our troops and our country. Remember though, we live in America, and the best thing about this place is our right to be free and speak free. Opinions are like A$$Holes & everyones got one. Some are better than others, but we live in a place where it is OK to say what we feel even though it is totally wrong. |
Know how you feel I know how you feel and it hurts. My husband just returned from 18 month deployment in Iraq.....It was the longest 18 mos in my life. I can not explain how good it feels to have him in my arms....I've heard it all.....you just have to learn how to ignore them. His deployment will make your relationship stronger.....trust me....I will be praying for you and your family. If you ever need anything, I am here.......just send me a pm. It is still very traumatic for us to deal with....I am a proud army wife....he is my soldier and my hero........ Before he left I sent him with a poem to keep close to his heart: MY SOLDIER MY HERO You are my solider So proud and so true You honor thy country For that I love you You are my soldier Behind you I stand You volunteer your life I'm so proud of my man Your are my soldier wherever you my be When your gone with your comrades I know you'll still think of me You are my soilder Though times I get blue Please know that I'll always be here waiting for you God Bless you...Keep your chin up! You will be in my thoughts and prayers! |
As a Military brat, and the daughter of a war veteran I completely understand how you feel... To me, the real irony is that this idiot is too stupid to realize that they are enjoying the freedoms they have on something like My Space because of our men and women in the Armed Services and all that they do to protect our freedoms and rights. My heart goes out to all of our troops and their families that sacrifice so much so that I can enjoy the freedoms that I take advantage of every day. |
The disrespect of some people absolutely disgusts me. :mad: :mad: I find it funny that the troops the are so quick to judge are the ones that fight for rights that allow them to say stuff like that. Simply repulsive and quite sad. My boyfriend is in the Army National Guard and was in Kuwait for 9 months right before met him. He's getting deployed again this May. Luckily, he's going to the Dominican Republic and will only be gone a month, but I know it will suck. I cannot imagine him benig in the Middle East and I am dreading the day that comes..if it does. I applaud each and every soldier and also importantly soldier's wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/family member that sits on pins and needles as they wait for their safe return. Bless our Troops :smileyfla :smileyfla |
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Well, I'm on myspace too and I saw it. I was in the Navy for almost 5 years and I'm a reservist now. My husband is still active duty Navy. He has been through 3 deployments already and it has been very hard raising a son with us both in. I worked a rotating 12 hour watchbill. That means 630am-630 pm(day shift). then 12 hours off, Dayshift again, 48 hours off. 630pm-630am (night shift), 12 hours off, night shift again, 72 hours off and all over again. It was really stressful and I never got sleep. We had no family over here. I had a good friend, but I didn't want my son to spend his whole life at the babysitter's, I wanted to see him too. So that was stressful to say the least. I feel sometimes that the military is not appreciated or some people are mad at us for what's going on in Iraq. I tell people that lots of us don't agree with the war or our president, but we HAVE to support it as an American and because it's our job. I hate being stationed in San Diego. Maybe it's because there are so many military people here people don't care about us. Many people are mad because the military owns lots of property here. Some civilians even used to call the air station and complain about the noise from the planes. Well, if you don't like that stuff, don't live next to an airport or an AIR STATION! People also complained about the traffic. But it's a major city, traffic happens. People have also held lots of marches about the war right at our front gates at the bases with nasty signs. As if we're the ones sending ourselves out! Trust me, we'd ALL rather be home. It really lowers moral for us to see signs like that, it sucks to think that you could give your life to people who wouldn't even care. That is fine for people to hold protests, but it should be held downtown infront of the courthouses. Another thing is that some places use our allowances against us. Wic doesn't count them. But the Headstart won't let us in the program. So I have to pay $150 a month for only 8 days (3 hours a day) of preschool which has been kind of tough, on us, but he loves it. It is just frustrating because where my sister lives in IL preschool is free and it's 5 days a week. I remember after sept 11th there were yellow ribbons everywhere and flags up. It was really nice to see all of that support. My worst fear has always been that this will be another Vietnam where people will spit on troops like what happened to my Uncle when he flew home in Chicago because he was shot in the leg. |
Thanks to all who have posted! This is my husband second yr. over there and like Kelly353 said it will only make our realationship stronger! The only part I have a hard time with is the fact that we have three kids and stupid people think it is ok to say things like " Thank God for IED's!" It is just wrong! B/c all these soldiers have some kind of family and they should not say things like that! Anyway thanks again! |
So far it's just the people from Westboro Church doing that. Those freaks are in a league of their own. But I really think that they will have to answer to someone someday for protesting at funerals the way they have been. |
What An Awful Shame! My father retired from the military. I grew up overseas during the Vietnam War. A lot of people didn't agree with that situation either and treated soldiers like dirt. I hope history is not repeating itself. You don't have to support the war to support the war, But you shouldn't blame our serviceman/servicewomen for doing what they are told. :smileyfla |
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I haven\'t been to my space before and haven\'t read the other posts here, I came across your posting above and wanted to tell you that our thoughts and prayers are with all our Men and Women serving in our military forces, and to each of their families we are grateful for the many sacrifices each of you make. So many in our country take for granted the Freedom that we are so fortunate to have but it is not without a cost, if it was not for those serving we would not be able to live in a Nation without the turmoil that we see abroad in other countries, your sacrifices are many and as and elderly couple we wish to say to each of you how grateful we are that we have been able to live in a Nation without the fear that others abroad have had to endure. We just pray that those after we are gone will be able to live the life that we have in a country of choice and FREEDOM. We want you to know our Prayers are with you daily and we are in support of all your needs and have requested to those in government, time and time again to give up some of their raises and in return give it to those that are sacrificing so much for all of us. We earnestly pray for all of our troops to be able to one day remain on American soil and not have to be in other countries enduring the hardships each of them face each day. America needs to support our troops and we need the neccessary facilities of VA hospitals and facilities to accomodate the needs to care for their mental statis as well and other medical care deemed neccessary. To you Paula and all the other family members of those serving, God Bless you and speed your loved ones home safely. I continually email our government officials and let them know they gotta give our troops all the means they need to get them back home. In all sincerity, Patti and Jack |
My best friend has been over there twice, and he told me he\'s not real excited to be sent over there either, but the boss told him he had to go, so he went. We\'d live in a sad country if it were otherwise. I respect our soldiers, and I think the overwhelming majority of Americans do too. |
:eek: That\'s ludicrous!! There are more of us who really appreciate your husband and all the rest of our military, than those who dare say hurtful, nasty things like that! Someone should ask them what they have ever done for this country besides just take up space!! Give your husband a big hug & "Thank you" from this grateful American when he comes home!! We will continue to keep them all in our prayers!! :smileyfla |
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