tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484957168950195936.post11540625918570023..comments2023-05-27T07:53:58.584-05:00Comments on To Love a Soldier: A Future at PeaceTo Love a Soldier...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03672150426036117704noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484957168950195936.post-13705018367066960872013-05-14T21:58:01.147-05:002013-05-14T21:58:01.147-05:00As a family that has transitioned out of active du...As a family that has transitioned out of active duty Army life, we are on the end of the transition that has left us wondering "what next?"After 10 years we were ready, ready to end the cycle, ready to be "normal" again. What we weren't ready for was the cut throat reality of civilian life, the eventual PTSD diagnosis, and friends that really have no idea what we have been through. As grateful as I am for those 10 years, and as equally grateful as I am that they are over, I do miss the comforts that come with military life. The transition is hard, and it hurts, and there are days that I desperately want to beg my husband to find a way to get back in, but that world isn't for us, and we aren't right for that world. It truly is time for us to step aside, and let others lead the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484957168950195936.post-12588989398360154092013-05-09T09:00:55.844-05:002013-05-09T09:00:55.844-05:00You are truly a Patriot and a Patriot's wife. ...You are truly a Patriot and a Patriot's wife. I understand your feelings, honestly. I wish I could say something or remember something awesome about changes and adjusting but I am at a loss of words right now- senior moment. Thank you for having our backs and your writings are absolutely wonderful. Carol Bishopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484957168950195936.post-66604198032557518922013-05-09T08:55:49.128-05:002013-05-09T08:55:49.128-05:00We have a neighbor who deploys early June. My big...We have a neighbor who deploys early June. My biggest fear is that between troop draw down and the media hype about the war being over and military budgets shrinking that these servicemen and women will be easily forgotten and ignored. In a war that was invasive into a relatively few families lives -- the military 1% -- and affected the general public so little, that those that are still serving overseas and those recently under orders to go will be made even more distant in people's minds. I welcome the sounds of peace, of families united, but fear for those still away that will endure further complacency by many.Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452498392932035171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484957168950195936.post-89534694624231750932013-05-09T08:41:11.140-05:002013-05-09T08:41:11.140-05:00A friend of our family, a fellow national Guardsma...A friend of our family, a fellow national Guardsman, leaves on deployment in early June. You hear so much in the news about troop draw downs, the preparation to leave A-stan, military budget cuts... but there are still those that are leaving for overseas. We most not forget that there are still soldiers, airmen, and seamen overseas and that is my biggest fear: That a war, that was never a publicly-felt war, is going to be forgotten much sooner than it needs to be, leaving many of our service men and women out in the cold.Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452498392932035171noreply@blogger.com