9/11
I was sort of glossing over the date - I just couldn't listen to the memorials this morning on the radio and TV. I don't want to believe that it ever happened - never mind all that has changed in this country in the last 5 years. Better or worse I am still not sure - but a LOT of change.
Then I saw a note from my step-son who is deployed right now:
"over here"
Hey everyone,
i just wanted everyone to know that im here and im ok. Sorry that it took so long but u can just imagine the lines for the phones ad internet.I miss everyone already, especialy my N and A. In doing finr besides the heat..haha 130 yesterday thats a big jump from what im used to.I've been hitting the gym two times a day and running a lot, i've lost 5 pounds already.Well ill try and write again as soon as possible. I love you all and take care.
C
Good-nite sweetdreams I love u N and A
(Names have been edited - N is his wife and A is his daughter)
He posted it on his myspace page so everyone in the family could see it - I cried. I watched vidoes of him with his daughter before he left and I cried. He called his dad just to chat and say hi when he got a chance yesterday - and I cried.
I am so very proud of him I feel like a cartoon character with my chest puffed out strutting down the street or something - but also so very sad at the same time.
So he's OK right now - they him stationed somewhere where the guys can acclimate to the climate and extreme temperatures then who knows where he'll be sent.
But I send e-mails to his wife with jokes to make her laugh and ask about the baby constantly and only make passing mention of C and if she's heard from him.....I think I will live my life this way for the next year. My husband plays military-simulation games and watches every war movie and TV show he can find - how can he do that? I avoid things that remind me of the situation at all cost. Don't know what is better - to be hyper-aware of the terminology and situtions and such or bury your head in the sand. For now I prefer to just bury my head. Is that wrong?
My heart goes out to all the men and women who are putting their lives on the line to defend our country - we owe them and their loved ones so very much. I just never thought I would be included in that statement.
I am proud to be an American - and proud to have my son be over their defending our right to a free country. But I still hope it will be over tomorrow and he will be home safe.
He told my husband last time he saw him that these flags were for the family members to display when they had a loved one deployed - a beacon of a safe return home. I know I'll be flying mine until he walks up and takes it down himself next year.
http://www.rangerjoes.com/service-banner-flag-single-star-p-2625.html
Then I saw a note from my step-son who is deployed right now:
"over here"
Hey everyone,
i just wanted everyone to know that im here and im ok. Sorry that it took so long but u can just imagine the lines for the phones ad internet.I miss everyone already, especialy my N and A. In doing finr besides the heat..haha 130 yesterday thats a big jump from what im used to.I've been hitting the gym two times a day and running a lot, i've lost 5 pounds already.Well ill try and write again as soon as possible. I love you all and take care.
C
Good-nite sweetdreams I love u N and A
(Names have been edited - N is his wife and A is his daughter)
He posted it on his myspace page so everyone in the family could see it - I cried. I watched vidoes of him with his daughter before he left and I cried. He called his dad just to chat and say hi when he got a chance yesterday - and I cried.
I am so very proud of him I feel like a cartoon character with my chest puffed out strutting down the street or something - but also so very sad at the same time.
So he's OK right now - they him stationed somewhere where the guys can acclimate to the climate and extreme temperatures then who knows where he'll be sent.
But I send e-mails to his wife with jokes to make her laugh and ask about the baby constantly and only make passing mention of C and if she's heard from him.....I think I will live my life this way for the next year. My husband plays military-simulation games and watches every war movie and TV show he can find - how can he do that? I avoid things that remind me of the situation at all cost. Don't know what is better - to be hyper-aware of the terminology and situtions and such or bury your head in the sand. For now I prefer to just bury my head. Is that wrong?
My heart goes out to all the men and women who are putting their lives on the line to defend our country - we owe them and their loved ones so very much. I just never thought I would be included in that statement.
I am proud to be an American - and proud to have my son be over their defending our right to a free country. But I still hope it will be over tomorrow and he will be home safe.
He told my husband last time he saw him that these flags were for the family members to display when they had a loved one deployed - a beacon of a safe return home. I know I'll be flying mine until he walks up and takes it down himself next year.
http://www.rangerjoes.com/service-banner-flag-single-star-p-2625.html
posted by EB @ 11:15 AM
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