With my husband in Afghanistan, I choose not to watch tv anymore. And my children are not to watch the news. When at my parents I ask my father who watches Fox News every waking moment to turn it off at the mention of anything 'over there' while my girls are around.
I'm certainly not complacent, but I don't want to know too much right now that I have no control over. I have to take care of why my husband left behind...his babies. And I need to do that with a clear confident head.
I live in TX and most people haven't forgotten here so much. When they find out my husband is gone they are wonderful and ask me to thank him. Many still offer prayers as well. I have a service star, a yellow ribbon, and a magnet that says "half my heart is in Afghanistan"....some honk and tell me thank you without a mention from me!
There are many in some places that still care a lot. It really depends on where you live and the mindset (or politics) of those around you.
And keeping the care packages going helps too. I ask for help in sending and collecting things....and I get it. From several folks. Friends I haven't seen in nearly 20 years!!!
But I understand what you mean. We can't let those that want to push it out of their heads do that. The liberal majority in so many areas need to remember why we are even in Afghanistan...most don't even know why anymore! SAD.
The day my husband left a woman in the airport from a more liberal state acted as though she pitied us. As if we weren't intelligent enough to do anything else.
Between us we hold 3 bachelors and my husband had one more class to finish his masters but had to put it off, of course. I don't want pity. He joined not out of necessity, but because this country has given him (an immigrant) more than his birth place ever could. He joined at 39 when most men wouldn't consider giving to our country that way. He knew he had something to offer and wanted to do it before it was too late.
Do I like it, no, but I respect it and I'm so proud.
We should all be displaying our service stars, wearing our pins.....keep it in the minds of this nation....talk about our soldiers constantly....that we are still at war...one that must be won...in both countries...for us to be safe.
People are becoming complacent. Have you noticed this? If something doesn't directly affect someone, they don't care about it. The war in Iraq is now in it's 6th year and folks are starting to act like it is part of our daily routine. Well, it is NOT. All the military moms and dads need to keep reminding others of how much we owe our soldiers and that we need to continue sending boxes of goodies, emails, letters and anything else we can think of to our soldiers. With Afghanistan heating up, it is still very dangerous in both countries and our soldiers are returning injured and dead. Nothing has changed except people's attitudes and we need to be the constant reminder that we are at war and we need to tend to the soldiers needs.
Be that person who works for our soldiers and veterans.
For the moms, grandmas, sisters, granddaughters, and wives, did you know that if your solder has been in a foreign war for at least 3 months, you are eligible to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary? The Auxiliary works hard for our veterans and soldiers, so be sure to look up an Auxiliary in your area.
take care,
Military Mom
WI
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