AW,

I didn't want to threadjack FL's thread so I started a new one...

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Now with his regiment on alert status its all kind of just sitting in a puddle, not good, not too bad. I don't want to push any issue as right now its important he is firing on all four cylinders.
I admit to a feeling of bitterness and anger that he has go fight again. I just feel its so unfair. Our family has paid enough.
Its a limbo of sorts I suppose. Just drifting along telling him I'm here, and I will be when he returns no matter how long. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I don't know if Aussie has told you this, but I tell my W this everytime I talk with her... I am so proud of her for supporting me while I'm deployed... I couldn't do my job without her love and support.

Military spouses have such an important "job" and they rarely ever get any "credit" for all that they do...

I completely understand your feelings of "unfairness"... This is my second deployment and I've still got 6 months to go on this deployment.

I don't want to get "political" here, but we ARE making a difference here in Afghanistan and Iraq. The price is very high and my W, and you, and all of the other military spouses, know how high that price is because you are the ones that are paying that high price every day that we're away...

I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate the sacrifices that you are making. AW, you are doing great... Thank you for supporting your H and allowing him to do his job as we continue to fight this War on Terrorism.

Semper Fi,
RIF90

RIF
you dear man I would just like to send to a big (((((((HUG))))))))) - sisterly of course!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />


Thankyou for your kind words and understanding. I expect your wife knows how lucky she is and that you also realise how hard it is for her too.
Just make sure that the last thing you say in any message to each other is that biggy 'I love you'.

It must be so hard for you to be deployed again and still have six months to go. I'll pray that you are absolutely bored 'work wise' for the whole six months!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

Well I needed that scream so to speak, because funny as it sounds, its actually worse to wait not knowing when or where they will go.

Sometimes it just gets to me and after Timor, Afghanistan & Iraq you would think we'd have a break, but no such luck.

Doesn't really matter anymore if the war was right or wrong, our men are there or going there and that's the reality. So lets hope that it will end up doing some good.

all I can say is, such is life.

Hi AW!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Well I needed that scream so to speak, because funny as it sounds, its actually worse to wait not knowing when or where they will go.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">My W and I agree that waiting is the worst part...

For us that deploy, it's almost an "adventure"... we get to go to new and different places, while our spouses are left with the kids, the house, the pets, the laundry, the bills, I could go on and on...

As I've told my W many times, my job is easy... she's got the hard job of holding everything together while I'm gone....

I salute you and all of the other military spouses that stand behind us and allow us to do our jobs over here!

Glad that you're doing better... hey, if Aussie comes to Afghanistan, ask him to look me up!

Semper Fi,
RIF90

RIF,

We appreciate what you are doing over there. Though our jobs are not nearly as hard as what you are doing.

With all we hear in the news here, it is good to hear from the front lines that we are making a difference in those areas. Please keep up the good fight. Know that we are praying for all of over there.

Katie

To this day, I still call my wife my secret weapon.

She took her role as "Mrs. First Sergeant" to heart. She would inform the new wives of Army life. She could "talk tank" with the best of them. She even would arange to take the wives to the gunnery range so that the wives could get a glimpse of what we do. She would also counsel wives when their husbands screwed up. Before I retired, she was awarded the Order of St. Joan for her help and support of Army families.

Sorry to threadjack, I just had to brag on my wife a bit.

Hey RAG,

Brag away! Our spouses don't get nearly 1/2 the credit they deserve!

Semper Fi,
RIF90