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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

A Letter From The Man

LETTER FROM AFGANISTAN..America’s Warriors and Heroes


Dear readers,
I’ve been here in Afghanistan for almost a month now, and I wanted to use this avenue to reflect on some thoughts that I have had. This is my first trip to the warzone as it is called, and it is has been quite an experience for yours truly so far. Working long hours, very little time off, cramped living conditions, and above all not being able to spend time with my family are the norm for me and my fellow Airmen now. The average person would probably go crazy after I while, but everyday I see dedicated professionals going on about their business. Everyone here with my unit is excited to be here because we have a very important mission..to protect the guys and girls with boots on the ground. We all take it very seriously and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Every day I see young men and women, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, sons and daughters…all out here to do our job no matter what military branch you belong to. We all fight for the Red, White, and Blue, but out here it is more than that. We fight for each other. I see young Army soldiers, Marines, Navy personnel, and Airman everyday that I know will soon be in harm’s way, and it brings everything into the real perspective. As you go about your daily routine, please take some time to think about these men and women. Remember that they have made a choice to put themselves into the line of fire to defend our nation and preserve the freedoms that so many take for granted. They sacrifice much so that most people don’t have to. Continue to pray for the safe return of all of our military men and women….in my eyes they are all true warriors and heroes.

The Man

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Thank you so much, for sharing this, for your service and for all of the sacrifices that you and your family make.
Beautiful!
Thanks from here too!
Best post ever! I love our troops.
Your sacrifices are not forgotten! Thank you so much for all you do for us. Prayers for you and your family.
AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! May I link my readers back to this post?
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Thank you. Thank you for your service. Thank you to your family for supporting you so you can defend those of us here at home.

How can this be the first blog post I see on this morning?

My son-in-law is leaving for Afghanistan today. He's 26 and this is his 3rd deployment. First two were in Iraq and this time to Afghanistan.
He leaves at home my daughter, and 3 little ones. 2 boys 3yrs & 2yrs(born during last deployment) and a new baby girl who is only 4 mths old. I know that in another hour or so I will get a phone from my dear daughter and she will be crying. I will try to comfort her as best I can without me ever having any idea of the sadness that she'll be experiencing.

God bless you and keep you safe.
Great letter.....please thank your man for his brave and heroic duty. I pray for his safety and all the others fighting for us. Thanks for sharing!
Amen to that! Couldn't agree with 'The Man' more. It's such a shame that not that many people here in the UK don't seem to give a damn about their personnel out fighting! They could do with taking a leaf out of the States' book - I may not agree with the 'war' but I'll support my guys all the way!
Thank you.
Thanks, Man, for your service! I know the sacrifices you all are making for all of us here at home. Please stay safe.
Word!!! Wonderful post...
Thank you very much for sharing this, Kat. And thank you "the Man'" for your service. I think about those serving everyday. In Vermont where I live there have been 1500 National guard soldiers deployed recently to Afghanistan, the largest deployment in our small state in many decades. It's quite the topic of conversation and for the first time ever I know someone personally who is going, the father of one of my daughter's friends. Stay safe and again, thank you for your service.
Thank you so much, The Man, for all you and your colleagues do. It is much appreciated and admired - more than words can say.
I thank you and I thank your family!! I thank everyone that is involved in protecting my freedom. I pray a lot for all of you. I so appreciate the sacrifices that are being made.
Hugs
SueAnn
Thanks to the Man, of course, but also thanks to his family, and all the military families who sacrifice time together in defense of others. Here's a little prayer that all return safe and SOON.
i always do, pray for safe return.
I/we/our family always say a prayer for our troops...wonderful post!!!
Please know that I appreciate your husband's service and your family's sacrifice!! (My husband is in Iraq--he works for the DOS.)

God bless~

Cathy
I appreciate your sacrifice and your efforts, Sir. More than I could put into words.
Take care, Man, and come home soon.

Question: What is the Navy doing in a land locked country?
Now you know why I love him so much. I talked to him over the weekend and it felt so good just to see him and hear his voice.

Of course I pray for all our service people and their families every day. We must remember our other service people too. Our firefighters and policemen. They also put their lives on the line for our safety.

I am so glad the people of America love and appreciate our military personnel now. They deserve all the honor and respect we can give them for keeping us safe. They are also a "greatest generation".

Kiss the girls for me.

XOXO

Granny
Yeah, my dad was a military man, and he wouldn't have had it any other way either.
God bless you! Stay safe over there and get back home to your girls!
Amen.

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