Comments on: Deployment Reflections — preparing for Afghanistan

By: Polly

Polly — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:45:47 +0000

It’s true Claire – having a soldier in the family makes everything seem cheap, trite and trivial. People don’t get it.

Hugs to your family.

By: brat

brat — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:18:43 +0000

Mrs Toy Soldier has been much in my thoughts and my heart this last little while, and of COURSE she is included in the prayers…She IS one of ours, after all

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:13:58 +0000

Thank you Brat. Please keep the young Mrs. Toy Soldier in your prayers too. She’s quite an incredible Army wife — and she’s strong, but I know this will be hard on her. Now I have two to brag about and be incredibly proud of… my soldier and his lovely wife.

By: brat

brat — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:45:52 +0000

And as I read YOUR words? First, I want to hug you – and then I hear those words, again; the words that haunt me, cling to me, guide me:

And I must ask myself
Am I worth dying for…

And just as for us, our soldiers will ALWAYS be precious beloved KNOWN ones, so, too, are WE more than that mass called “Americans” or “troop supporter”(in my non American case…lol)

I have come to know that is the knowing that we, here on the homefront are living our freedoms, that brings some measure of comfort to our precious ones..they KNOW who and what they are fighting for. It is OUR job to make e3nsure every day that WE are worthy of that.

Jumbled I know, but I hope you get the idea…and yes, Claire and Mr Hooah, just as before, WE will all stand with you, day to day through this next deployment. And I will pray.

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