Posted on Aug 28, 2015
For those of us with children serving now. Does your sense of pride in your son or daughter out weigh your worry for thier safety?
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As I write this my youngest son is finishing up training down at Ft Irwin. He has been in the Guard for 7 years now. It does not really take a rocket scientist to figure out why they would send all those Guard soldiers down to Ft. Irwin to train. I can't help but think, Is this how my mom felt while I was in Germany and my brother was in Korea. I don't know if I worry more about Chris because he is my youngest or not. But the pride I feel every time I see him in uniform is huge. So for me, pride wins out over worry.
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No as a mother I worry. I want my son. Yes I am proud he serves. However it’s a career path he has chosen. I am and always will be his mother first, he is my soldier second. Extremely proud yes. He is my son first and foremost.
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My oldest son (now 23) spent 4 years on active duty in the Marines and is now a Sergeant in the Marine Reserves. His Mom and I are both very proud and the only time we were immediately concerned was when he was in Helmand Province in Afghanistan in 2012. Providentially, he made it through without a scratch. The attached picture is of him preparing to go out on a patrol/convoy.
The world is still a very dangerous place and the reality is the reserves will be leaned on hard should the fit his the shan at any point in the near future.
The world is still a very dangerous place and the reality is the reserves will be leaned on hard should the fit his the shan at any point in the near future.
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