hello this is weird for me but...

i would like to thank all the servicemen and women. tonight im sitting with my friend robert. this may be the last weekend i may spend with him! he is in the army, and finally got the cal to the sandbox. while this is not seen as such a bad thing he doesnt want to come back.. i have talked to him for going on a year now about his duties. tho i may not discuss this, it burns me to the core vastly!

his wife left him 7 months ago, she didnt want to deal with a warrior husband ( strike one) lost his house cause the ex- didnt pay bills while he started his deployment! (2) .

im sorry im rambling on but this has been a long battle for me!

so this is a thanks in advanced for him. and a personal thanks to everyone serving ! feel free to share my weeken with me we will be posting pics as the party progresses!

please put him as all our solidiers in your prayers as any loss of life is fragile and tragic.. yes i am drinking and will continue till 12 am monday!

pics here .. please dont wander off i dont want complaints but wish to share my fun and antics

http://23b.org/gallery/cooncon4

 

Man, that's rough about losing the wife and house ... obviously she wasn't cut out to be a military wife (by far the hardest job in the military !!!). I bet he just wants to get back over there and focus on the mission and get back to the one thing that he knows he can count on ... the commeraderie of his unit. Most people don't realize how much of a family we all become.

Well, take it easy on the hooch ... you will want to remember as much as you can when he ships out . Tell your friend thank you from me and my family... and to keep his head down & cover his 6 !!

A Brother in Arms,
PISTOL

 

Tell you bud to enjoy the party, and to wake up with a hangover and a different outlook on life. Life has it's ups and downs, but it goes on. He has to put the past behind him and look foreward.

Tell him that when he gets to the sandbox to keep his head down, his clip full and his aim true.

God bless him and all the troops that are keeping the bad guys busy over there.

 

My wife left me in '05 when I was deployed. It sucks, I know first hand.
Tell him that it is not worth dying in that crapphole Iraq.
When she left, It was the last thing that I would think would happen. It's not good, but I saw it as a good opportunity to start over. You need to tell him that. Tell him there are plenty of things back home worth coming back to.
Now he can move wherever he likes when he gets out. That's worth alot right there!
Talk him into buying a Dodge CTD. If he drives that before he leaves, he'll definitely want to come back!
I know that everyday that passes, I am one day closer to driving my truck! That is an awesome feeling!
Tell him thanks for serving, and not to be a butthead over here, so he can get back home.

 

My daughter is currently serving and got divorced from her military husband after her first enlistment. I agree with pistol, it is a hard job but it is not impossible. Please tell your friend that the United States of America is full of American's that are proud of their military family and we all want you to come back to us. I don't want to hijack you but I would like to show you something. I'm proud of all who are/ have served.

Russ and Dee,
I'm writing you today as I have many times before because of the emotion welling up inside of me. As an American, I had the privilege of seeing my only child re-enlist in the United States Army today. Of the aprox. 120 young people who were at the (MEPS) processing center in Montgomery this morning I was the only parent who accompanied their child on this day, and what a day it has been.

At 0520 the busses started arriving with these young men and women. Many had stayed up most or all of the night before either due to the excitement of what was ahead of them or the fear of what they were leaving behind. As the hours clicked along and the pace began to slow many openly voiced their concerns of what was ahead, while others were very reserved. Some talked about how they wanted to be part of a special ops unit. Every "soon to be" soldier had stories to share about a friend or about the family they were leaving behind, all you had to do was want to listen. I wish I could have talked to them all. It was interesting to watch these young people as they made friends and formed bonds in just a few hours that would carry many of them through the tough times ahead. Tough times that they ALL VOLUNTEERED for.

As mid-day approached it was time to take the last step. Everyone had been running on adrenaline all morning. All their personnel folders were now approaching two inches thick. They had been poked, weighed, measured and had their body mass checked again. Just one more thing to do. The one thing that sets these young men and women apart from the majority of people in this country and nearly all the rest of the world. The right to voluntarily join our armed forces, but most importantly, they just have the right to choose. But again, they filed into a briefing room to sign yet one more form, so I waited outside in the hallway. No less than three officers stopped and spoke, they all knew why I was there. During this time a young recruit walked by on his way to the waiting room. A few seconds later he returned, extended his hand and said "you know it's going to be OK." I guess my concern was showing more than I realized and right that moment God knew I needed an Angel. We only got to talk for a couple of minutes but I learned allot about him. About then I was called to enter the briefing room. Another hand shake and a hug and he was headed back to the waiting room.

Do you know that the transition from civilian to soldier takes only about a minute and is clearly visible? What's truly sad is that only a few people ever see it. It is a hard thing for families to face. As these teenagers and young adults are called to attention for the first time, prideful smiles fill the room. As they raise their right hands and prepare to repeat the oath that obligates them to follow the orders of the President of the United States, his directives and the orders of their superiors, they do this alone. They stand alone because the friends and families that they are about to swear to lay their lives down for are not there. As they start the oath the smiles quickly fade, replaced with a resolute, determined look. Their eyes narrow, their voices deepen and become one, unified and strong, confidence now in every word. Their words are ringing throughout the room and the transition is almost complete. This group of individual VOLUNTEERS has come together to defend us from our enemies and even from ourselves and all they lack are the last four words of the oath that OUR soldiers have said for so many years, "SO HELP ME GOD".

So help me God, in God we trust, one nation under God.

Our military, our money and the pledge of the people of The United States of America, that with God's help we can be strong, free and fair. I think that if my daughter can choose to put herself in harms way defending these things that we hold dear the least I can do is continue to pray to God to keep her safe and keep our Country strong. Please pray with me.




Rick

 

Better to loose the "weakest link" now rather than in the middle of the deployment. Been there, done that.

Don't mask the situation with booze, take it head on, straight ahead, full speed. It's life baby, at it's sweetest. Enjoy every moment.

 

Amen Geico ....amen !!

PISTOL