My son is in Kuwait…… I have a neighbor in the Air Force who is right now flying over…… my cousin has been in Afghanistan for…… Billy could be shipped overseas any day now…… she is a Marine stationed in…… the 101st just shipped out of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky this morning......... my brother's unit just got called up…… my husband was killed when a Blackhawk...... on and on and on!
Sound familiar?
As I read G.I. Joe and Lillie last night and once again studied the time period of World War Two, I pondered the sacrifice of our nation’s best and it hit me — today isn’t much different. Our young people are still giving all for the cause of this nation’s freedom and protection.
I have a brother-in-law, Charlie Keller, who drives for United Parcel Service. A wonderful man. A hard working, positive kind of guy whom I have known since way before he married Mary’s sister Diane. He has been delivering packages to my home for years, and I have always liked him. His son drives a nuclear submarine.
Yes, in the Navy, they are referred to as boat drivers. He has a young wife and children, and no one knows where he is. He was supposed to come home for Christmas, however it didn’t happen. He could be gone for another six months, which would make this particular tour of duty a full year.
One year!! You see, when you drive a nuclear submarine that carries nuclear missiles…… your whereabouts are kept secret. Even from your wife.
“Mommy, where is Daddy?”
“He is under the ocean somewhere, Honey.”
“Which ocean, Mommy?”
“I don’t know!”
Just like G.I. Joe’s Tough Ombres of the Fighting 90th, our men and woman are at war today, and again the sacrifice that is being made is enormous. We are all affected, some more than others.
The Oaks attended a Tim McGraw show recently. A lady handed me a note.
“My husband is stationed in Bahrain right now. He loves you guys. Wait until I tell him that I saw you. He will be so thrilled.”
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