nosmileysforme
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"And ignore the comment about the terror going away. It doesn't."
Thankfully the terror and doubt that can sometimes rage through the mind of a parent trying to come to grips with their children's decision to become combat leaders does diminish and fade. Or perhaps more precisely, at least for my wife and I it has. I also hope it does for the rest of those parents who's sons and daughters might see combat in the coming years.
I expect when my son is deployed there will be plenty of time to worry about his well being. But I will also trust in his abilities and the abilities those commanders above and those solders below him in the chain of command. Will I be worried? Of course. Will I be terrified? I can't be certain I won't, but having met many veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan at West Point, some of whom are students, others of whom are instructors, I honestly don't think I will. Those veterans project a confidence and competence that I, at least, find reassuring.
I hope USNA69 that you will eventually get the same kind of relief I have, and that I expect OldProp will have over time.
Thankfully the terror and doubt that can sometimes rage through the mind of a parent trying to come to grips with their children's decision to become combat leaders does diminish and fade. Or perhaps more precisely, at least for my wife and I it has. I also hope it does for the rest of those parents who's sons and daughters might see combat in the coming years.
I expect when my son is deployed there will be plenty of time to worry about his well being. But I will also trust in his abilities and the abilities those commanders above and those solders below him in the chain of command. Will I be worried? Of course. Will I be terrified? I can't be certain I won't, but having met many veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan at West Point, some of whom are students, others of whom are instructors, I honestly don't think I will. Those veterans project a confidence and competence that I, at least, find reassuring.
I hope USNA69 that you will eventually get the same kind of relief I have, and that I expect OldProp will have over time.