Just_A_Mom
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Headlines are everywhere - 5th year "Anniversary" of the war in Iraq was last week. This week it is US Military death toll is 4,000:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23771735/
4,000 soldiers and sailors have given the Ultimate Sacrifice. They have left behind grieving mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children and lovers.
Countless others have deployed multiple times putting on hold the best years of their lives and the lives of those who love them:
http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/talesfromthesandbox/vemmer/2008/03/20/five-down/
From an Army Wife:
As much as our soldiers and sailors have given to us and to their country - we tend to forget how much their significant others have given and they very personal sacrifices they have made.
And we wonder why we can't meet recruiting goals and why young officers are choosing to leave the military when their committment is up.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23771735/
4,000 soldiers and sailors have given the Ultimate Sacrifice. They have left behind grieving mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children and lovers.
Countless others have deployed multiple times putting on hold the best years of their lives and the lives of those who love them:
http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/talesfromthesandbox/vemmer/2008/03/20/five-down/
From Andrew Scutro - imbedded reporter in Iraq:
So far none of the troops we’ve spoken to here care about the ‘five year anniversary’ of the 2003 invasion. Time is measured more by deployments made, marriages destroyed, babies born and friends lost. The notion of an ‘anniversary’ seems more like a media creation.
From an Army Wife:
Due to constant deployments, we cannot have the family we dreamed of. I have one son, and although we wanted more, I don’t feel like bringing more kids in this world to miss Daddy. I am proud of the job our soldiers have done. You just can’t help someone who can’t help themselves. My husband has been away more then home. It’s not fair. I’ve seen families torn apart, children with mental issues because they don’t understand. One could say, if you can’t handle it, leave. I didn’t marry my husband to leave him. I stand side by side with him. He’s missing us just as much as we miss him
As much as our soldiers and sailors have given to us and to their country - we tend to forget how much their significant others have given and they very personal sacrifices they have made.
And we wonder why we can't meet recruiting goals and why young officers are choosing to leave the military when their committment is up.