I am a Army Wife
By panzerswifey
@panzerswifey (314)
United States
January 12, 2009 11:27pm CST
I am a Army Wife My husband is in Iraq and I do not agree with war. I do love my husband and I support his decision 100%.
There are things he does not agree with me on and he supports me in whatever.
I am hating the fact that he is gone. People have forgotten that they are there.
Do not let the media fool you a lot opeople in the military do not want to be there
but it is there job.
A lot of military wives will disagree with me but I do not care! I miss my husband and every time I see a military person killed I cry, I cry because I am American
and no matter what some think those are our familiy member's over there.
Here in America we are all mixed we do not know who our cousins are.(that's another post).
I want this war over today, I can notre to see another child lose a mami or a daddy.
I hate it! And as a military wife I am suppose to shut up about things like this
but I cannot. I am human and so are these babies being born with no daddy.
This country is creating a lot of single mothers and if you think they get enough to live on they do not alot wind up on welfare.
Is that fair to that child. Not to mention some of these children lose their father
because their father was serving this country and they have to deal with bigotry.
We struggle everyday! my husband is alive but we struggle it is not free to go to war.
Do not believe the hype! They have to buy some things to prepare for war.
Do not believe that military and their families are well taken care of.
Some are on welfare. Thank GOD we are not but we still struggle.
And I am tired!
I want a normal life! I want my husband to be normal again. when he is home he is Army Strong! Army First! Army is his Wife!
He will be retiring very soon.
But even though he retires someone will take his place, and some wife will wear
my shoes, She will be a single mother just as I am today.
No one will understand her,They will judge her and treat her bad.
They will forget her husband is serving their country for their freedom.
And she will struggle but she will remain strong.
Becauseshe is a military wife and that what we do hold down the fort
suck up our feelings,raise the kids and remain strong.
Just do not forget us please, We also sacrifice for this country.
Our children sacrifice their parent for this country.
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4 responses
@Pleiades (846)
• United States
13 Jan 09
*Stands up and does the only thing needed for something like this...and applaudes until hands get tired...and tears runs down the cheeks of all that reads your discussion*
I am not an Army wife, but I'm an Army Girlfriend. I love my man...I love who he is, what he does...I love the Army and I love America. Like you, I don't agree with the war, but he knows he's over there for doing good and as long as he has that attitude, it makes his time being deployed in Iraq better.
Here's an issue: I've never met him in person, but when he goes on leave in less than a month, I will. He's told me about his buddies that's gone on leave and funny you should have written about when your husband leaves how someone would fill in your places, I thought about that today. Even when he his deployment is over, someone new will be in his bunk, living the life of 12 months of sandy hell. Question is: will he have a woman back home waiting for him? Does he have family who will write him?
It really urks me that his friends and family are "too busy" to write or message him. What's wrong with them? I can't fault nor blame them, I don't know what's going on in their lives. I know I haven't been keeping my word to him and writing him every single day, but I at least try twice a week. We've just...ran out of things to say.
So, amen and thank you to you and your husband. Just remember, people like you and I who are left at stateside aren't alone, we just have to find each other and lean into one another for support...both young and old, single and married...we're in this together, for God, country and each other.
*Pleiades
@panzerswifey (314)
• United States
13 Jan 09
You have lots of mothers who hate the women that support their sons while at war, and these are the same mothers who never even send 1 letter.
Dating online is a very good thing especially during war time. You may not know but that Soldier is probably so happy to have you. Just knowing he can chat with you,call you makes his day you are probably all he has toook forward to.
I post things about this life because I want people to know we are like everyone else except we have a family member missing. We struggle to keeps the lights on and the gas in the winter.
But when people turn on the tv they see something diffrent. ight now there are military families living in homeless shelters. Think I am exagerating, call Oceanside California and ask the shelters how many marine corps wives are sleepng there with their children.
I stay strong because I am in love with my husband I will never fall out of love.
Girlfriend when you become a Army wife remember to stay strong because you are the glue that will hold it together.
@Pleiades (846)
• United States
15 Jan 09
I have a request: May I take your discussions and our responses (just yours and mine) and post it on my MySpace page? I'm very for the military...even my bumper sticker board is full of the military and my love for my soldier. If you have a MySpace account, you're more than welcomed to join my page so you can see it.
*Pleiades
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
3 Apr 10
It has to be hard to have a spouse in the service especially when we're at war. One of my cousins has joined the Air Force and he's left two little ones and a wife at home...it's really hard on them as well. I hope things have gotten better for you.
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
its sad that that is how it is in this world today, people go to war and innocent people are wasted, if you see those children that got killed in the war between Palestinians and the Israel, it breaks my heart!
I am not an army wife, but my dad used to be a soldier, he recently resigned. Though he is not assigned at war zones, ( he was in the air force and is usually the one who dispatched planes ) it still scared me before he might get killed in line of duty. Our place is known for terrorism, I am in the Philippines. And there was a time when there was a fight between those rebels here in the city, it was so scary and i was so upset because my dad cannot go home, he has to stay in the base, and you c ould hear the bombings and firing..it was scary, everytime they would bomb our house would shake! as in literally shake... it was sad and upsetting, i kept on asking my mom if he would be home, my mom would say no matter how we like it, he must do what his work tells him to do and that is to serve the country...well d*mn! i was thinking i dont care what this country would think if he would die, yes he would be honored but it would not take his place and keep him alive..but i kept on praying and what scared me did not happen. And a part of me is really happy when he resigned and he could live his life without us being scared!
so i am sad to hear and see those war stories..it should no be happening no matter what the cause is.. those children cannot live a normal life, those children are traumatized and families like yours would always have nightmares and you are missing your husbands and it is sad where in fact you should be very much compensated and taken cared of...just pray for your husband's safety...
god bless
