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I think of her often
I wonder if her husband is out there tonight (actually morning for them and night for us here back in the states). Is she scared that my husband wont have her husband’s back? Does it bother her knowing that he must patrol and stand watch with an American man that she has no clue of what is in his heart? Is she wondering about me like I wonder about her? Does it torture her mind through out her day that her husband has left their home to defend their Country? Does she wonder why my husband is there in Iraq, does she wonder if its for money, or that he cares so much about others that it is the reason he serves as he does? She and I have so much in common and yet in a way nothing. I don’t know her name, never heard her speak, never watched her move about and she has no clue of what I am like either. A common force makes us in a weird way kindred spirits. Does she jump each time she hears news of yet another IED exploding or that another gun fight has erupted? Does she wonder each time that it might have been his time? What would I say to her if we were to meet? Would I even be able to speak or would I blame her in some way for what she is not accountable for? I think about her a lot. Every time the hub goes on watch I know her husband is there with him. They sit together, guard together, speak of their families, and yet neither one fully trusts the other. When this war is over will her children listen to the stories their father tells them of the American Soldier he once spent time working toward a common goal with? Does she wonder as I that this War will never be over? So many question and yet never enough answers. Is the life of her children really going to be better because of all this? What will their future hold? Everyday that passes I lose such precious time with my husband so that maybe just maybe one day it will have made some small difference.
Then I wonder if the 1st lady shortly after kissing her husband goodnight gave a second thought to my husband and all the men and women that are where her husband insists is the best place for them. If I asked the 2 of them tonight if I could just go see my husband and the conditions that he lives in everyday, would they allow me that right? Probably not but I would go in a heart beat just to spend a moment in time with him again even if it meant risking my own safety to do so.
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wow!!! great entry
Becky -
Robin- This is a very pro found entry. I do believe as military wives of husbands off fighting in this war that your words are a common thread with each one. Not just the American wives. Each doing what they are told to by their leaders, both doing it for the good of their country.....
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You have voiced all the thoughts that run through my mind as well.
Thank you.
Laini
4/9/08 9:38 AM
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