Ah, that made me cry as well. It's sort of funny to know that I'm not the only wife who jumps on her soldier when I see him. *deep breath* One more week until I can see him again, if only for two weeks.
I thought of you when I saw this video a couple of weeks ago, but I wondered if asking when he'd be home would just be rubbing salt into the wound. I'm glad he'll be home soon, and I hope you enjoy your reunion.
Do you mind when people ask about him, or do you appreciate the thought?
He's not coming home. We're meeting in Ireland for R&R for two weeks, then he goes back to Iraq for another six-seven months.
Contrary to what is in the news, there are thousands of soldiers over there now without the protective force that used to exist. If Jim didn't have helicopters right where he was, I'd be a wreck worrying.
I'm glad you get to vacation with him. That way both of you get a break where you can truly focus on each other.
I learned long ago not to believe what the media says about such things. It broke my heart when I watched some soldier interviews online and they said, "I hope this is the last tour." Many of those people were reservists, not enlisted women and men who had a better idea of what they were signing up for from the start.
It's actually not an Irish song, you can get it off Amazon's MP3 downloads, look for "Praan" by Garry Schyman. It was originally done for Where The Hell Is Matt? (http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/ it's the "Dancing 2008" video) which is where I got the name so I could pull it off Amazon! :)
After my parents married, there was only non-wartime service for my dad. Sure, he was stationed apart from us, but I have no memory of reunion details. Given the abuse, I have to wonder just how happy my mom was to see him again.
I remember when we left him, in Okinawa, and the scary taxi ride to the port to leave on a Navy transport.
When we settled in San Diego, he only got a POBox address, because my mom didn't want him to know where we were. I don't think visitation was very frequent before the divorce finalized, save from very public places.
trust me, that was rare at the time, and even until recently. I think I remember being in the office with her explaining the need, unless that was the office of an attorney before we left for Albuquerque in 1965/6, explaining why she was removing us from San Diego.
I believe you. I have heard too many stories of how law enforcement and military personnel hinder the safe escape of the abused spouse and children of one of their own.
What made me cry was the father who had a bouquet of balloons for his daughter ... and then got practically flattened by a little girl who probably loves balloons but right then didn't care about anything except having her daddy back. What a marvelous thing that was to watch.
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Do you mind when people ask about him, or do you appreciate the thought?
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Contrary to what is in the news, there are thousands of soldiers over there now without the protective force that used to exist. If Jim didn't have helicopters right where he was, I'd be a wreck worrying.
I don't mind people asking about him. :)
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I learned long ago not to believe what the media says about such things. It broke my heart when I watched some soldier interviews online and they said, "I hope this is the last tour." Many of those people were reservists, not enlisted women and men who had a better idea of what they were signing up for from the start.
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Lovely Irish song, too bad there were no credits.
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I remember when we left him, in Okinawa, and the scary taxi ride to the port to leave on a Navy transport.
When we settled in San Diego, he only got a POBox address, because my mom didn't want him to know where we were. I don't think visitation was very frequent before the divorce finalized, save from very public places.
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I think I remember being in the office with her explaining the need, unless that was the office of an attorney before we left for Albuquerque in 1965/6, explaining why she was removing us from San Diego.
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