Finally Heard from my son

[Standard Hen]

You must be so relieved to have heard from him. Please thank him for serving to keep our country free. I just got through talking with a young man who I pay to help me around here with things I can't do myself. He told me he is joining the army in two weeks. He said he is sick of looking for a good job, does not want to go to college and be saddled in debt when he gets out, and wants to do something with his life. His brother is in the National Guard and has really made something of himself. The military can be both good and bad. As a mother is where the bad comes in! Again, thank him for me.

 

[CarriBrown]

I hope your son knows that we all appreciate them and what they are doing. I pray for them every night!
I've had a few friends in Iraq (one didn't come home) but I can't imagine having my child or spouse over there.

 

[cheepchicks]

Nothing like having your children somewhere you can't keep a watchful eye over them. I am glad he is well and will wait for you to tell us he is home and safe.

Kim

 

[Wolf]

Send him my love, my hugs - and tell him I said, "Thank you for the Job you do!"

I've had three of my sons all out there Working at various times. (A Soldier, a Sailor, and a Marine.) I know when you have kids in the military -it feels like all of 'em's yer kids.

fer you, too!

 

[blossom hen]

micki, my prayers are with your son and you, along with all the troops. My older son is career Army and has been in Iraq already. Know how it is; I heard from him through his wife; since his chances for calling home were so limited, he'd call her and their son and then she'd let me know he called. (He's NOT a writer! in spite of one of his favorite songs being "paperback writer" LOL) Anyway you're both on my prayer list. Tell him thanks for us too.

 

[2mnypets]

What a relief for you to hear from him. My husband and I were both in the Army. I was INR after I got out when Desert Shield/Desert Storm was going on. My husband was 82nd Airborne and we were stationed at Ft. Bragg NC when he got the orders. Our son was 3 weeks old. I got to speak to my hubby on New Years Day of 1991 and all he could tell me was that the skies were starting to get really cloudy and it was going to storm. It was our little communication lingo basically telling me that major things were about to happen over there.

Our son will be turning 17 in September and that's all he's talking about. It really scares and pains me at the same time. No one can guarentee that we will be out in another year and a half. I'm proud that he wants to serve his country just like my husband and I did, but it's a whole lot different when you're talking about your child. It was one thing if I got deployed and it was horrible when my husband left. I think I would need medicated if my son went over. Guess I just never thought much about it 16 years ago when our son was born under the "wings" and got his first set from my hubby's commander as a baby gift.

Best of luck to him and our prayers are with all families that have loved ones in the military. Amazing how so much feeling and emotion can go into something like this.

 

[ozark hen]

God Bless all the young men and women who are offering themselves for our freedom. Please tell all your boys that they are in our prayers here and home and we appreciate all they are doing.
Deb, please let us know as soon as you hear from your son! My prayers are with you.

 

[SpottedCrow]

Glad that you heard from you DS...there's a family in the northern part of MA that their son got captured and there's been no word for almost a month now. They found one of the men that was with him, but not the other two...
when you talk to your son again. "Tell him Thank You"
I'm so against this war, but I commend our hardworking, dedicated men and women who are doing their jobs.

 

[ChrissyNC]

My husband is a Sgt in the Marine Corps. On his latest deployment to Iraq (he's been a few times now) there would be periods of up to 6 weeks when I didn't hear from him. It's awful and gut wrenching (and enough to make you want to take up drinking

) but you just have to hope and pray that everything will turn out OK.

Micki, it's hard for servicemen/women when they get back because of the bombs, mortars, things that go on over there. My DH refused to drive on the freeway for a long time, the other cars were too close to him, and he had just spent the last 8 months looking out for IED's and carbombs. I have a cousin that was a tank commander in the Army. When he returned, he spent about a half hour just flushing the toilet. He hadn't seen a working toilet in over a year. I was going to joke with him about it, until I saw the tears on his face.

 

[cknmom]

Our daughter is graduating from PROFIT training this morning in AZ. She inlisted last July with three small children at home 5,2,1! She and our son-in-law are both stationed at Fort Campbell KY. Un fortunately we are in CA! She will probably be deployed to Iraq in Sept., he will be going to Iraq or Afghanistan soon. We will have the children with us. I am so very proud of them and very worried at the same time. I don't know exactly how I will deal with it when they go over there, probably talk to my cousin a lot ,her daughter has been over there 3 times and will be going back soon.

Monica