It's the last thing you think about before you sleep at nite. It's what you think about when you wake in the nite waiting for sleep to come back. It's the first thing on your mind in the morning. All day long, as you drive, work, eat or visit with friends. It's always there, a nagging ache that takes some of the joy out of everything you do. All the bright happy occasions are a little dimmer. A little empty. Your heart skips a beat when the phone rings.
This is what my life is like as the mom of an Army soldier serving in Iraq. My pain, my fear, my worry. I try to hide it all when I write a letter or say hello, I love you on the phone. He doesn't need to carry my worries, he has plenty of his own. He worries about his wife and kids, his folks, his crew who serve with him. About life, death, bills, jobs and the future.
And so we all soldier on. Each of us putting the best face on it that we can.
But I want to say something to all the vets out there who might read this, and who agree with the war and that we should stay in Iraq. Maybe you've forgotten how you felt (if you were really in combat) as you did your 12 and came home. But I'll bet you one thing......Your mama hasn't forgotten. Maybe you should ask her?????????????
wolfiesway posted on Mar 25, 2007
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kruuyai said on Mar 25, 2007....
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silverwhisper said on Mar 25, 2007....
my brother-in-law is a USMC reservist and he did a tour in iraq. i have some understanding of what you're going through, but of course, it's different: it isn't my son.
how often does he get to call, wolfiesway?
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wolfiesway said on Mar 25, 2007....
Silverwhisper.......He has been over since Nov. and have spoken about once a month. He calls his wife more often and I am so glad he calls her, cause then she calls us and vice-versa. -
TinSoldier said on Mar 25, 2007....
wolfiesway, I can understand your post in some ways and in others I know that I will never have your perspective. For that, you would have to ask my wife.
She understood this from a wife's point of view. But she had many of the same feelings, let me tell you. Lonely nights, tucking the kids in, wondering if she would receive a phone call or a telegram or a trio of soldiers on her doorstep one day. As a veteran, I know that those who serve on the home front are at least as important as those who serve in a war zone.
I wish the best for your son, and I hope he comes home safe. Hang in there.
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mom said on Mar 26, 2007....
Hi,I am a mother but not to one who is in the millitary but old enough to go. I think about this and it scares me. My heart goes out to you. I cannot pretend to know what it is like for you. I respect what your son is doing and support our troops. I just wish that the war was over so that you and other mothers out there might find a little bit of peace. I wish I could say more. -
lambovet said on Mar 26, 2007....
W-Some day I won't have to write about this damn war, but now the war is my driving passion. I also have a son in Iraq. I' m a Viet Nam vet and am not anti war, but I'm sure against this one. I keep hearing about support the troops and in general I agree with that. In my view though, supporting the troops means providing for them and their families after the physical wounds have been healed. I have been criticized for holding that view, but this is not a semantic exercise. I'm old and broken up, but I still have to jump thru hoops for the VA. I can still do it, but not with the alacrity that I once had. This isn't about me, it's about those who are young and broken. They face a daunting task made more difficult by the "cost effectiveness" of the war. The top two civilians charged with assessing veterans health issues are appointees of Don Rumsfeld. One is an insurance industry analyst and the other is an economist. These guys are the ones who are going to look after your son, mine and thousands of others. When I hear "support the Troops" these guys are the ones I want to question the patriotism of, not the moms. Bless you, hang in there... -
wolfiesway said on Mar 26, 2007....
Thanks to all of you for reading my post. Sometimes it helps just to say how it is. I was against this war before he went. Just based on the lies told to make it seem justified.
TinSoldier....Wives have it the hardest I think...She supported you...Thanks
Mom.....This is a bad war, if you can, keep him home and safe...
Lambo....His father is a Nam vet....The V.A. is treating him pretty badly too. I guess that Bush forgot to plan what would happen if anyone got hurt. They say that V.A.funding is being cut even after what happened at Walter Reed. And the thing that scares me most is that they will do to the Iraq vets like they did to the Viet Nam vets and lie to them(Think Agent Orange) ...........
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silverwhisper said on Mar 26, 2007....
wolfiesway: since november? how long's his deployment? apologies if you said this already and i missed this.
ed
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