My son....

[giannadiaurelio]

I could hear the emotion in your voice last night when you called to say goodbye. My heart broke for you. It must be a scary experience to wait to board that plane to take you half-way around the world, into a place where there is nothing but trouble and turmoil. I so wanted to be able to reach though those phone lines and give you a hug, and I

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[dicea]

Beautifully said. Thank you for sharing this.

Proud of him. Proud of you.

You are not alone. When you feel that you are, let me know.

[giannadiaurelio]

Thanks... Aaron is with the 10th Mountain Group at Ft Drum, NY, and his unit will be in Iraq for approximately 15 months. I am not sure if the exact location, but it's near Baghdad.

My family has a long tradition of military service. I was a military wife for 10 years, and my older son was deployed to Afghanistan 3 times and this is the first deployment for Aaron. He was having a hard time last night. I charged him with the task to find the beauty and joy in the little things around him and to write to me about it. Hopefully that will help him look at his experience in a different manner.

Insert Orion's Gate Alma Mater here.

[dicea]

10th Mt, Hooah. My old home.

Sounds like Aaron is very blessed by your support and wisdom.

Still, if you ever wanna talk or vent, I'm here.

And just as I'm starting to feel a little grumpy about winter and cold and having stuff to do... I think I'll try to find beauty and joy in the little things and write it up.

Thank you.

[hildakrista]

Ah, you break my heart! I wish I could do something!