It is people like your son who give us the ability to enjoy a life of freedom. The sacrifice they make is well appreciated and needed, Please Thank him for my wife and I. Our prayers are with him to come back safe.
My son, the military man..
By princyblueJun 15, 08 03:28 AM
My son, who recently joined the Army is about to finish AIT.
He’s managed to become a platoon leader which doesn’t surprise me. *wink*He sounds like a grown young man who I’d anticipate him to be. He sounds strong, like a leader and a soldier we ALL would want protecting our country.
A quick story… On Memorial Day a Soldier came into my poker room in his full dress uniform. He walked with a cane and a limp, clearly injured from his tour. He was there because our president of our casino had flown 50 soldiers and their families to our property as our vip guests. To be honest, it caught me off guard to see this soldier. My eyes welled up with tears, my voice was quickly unsteady. My boss, Bill who happened to be next to me, took care of this gentleman and not a single misstep happened dispite my unexpected emotion. I eventually went over to apologize to him and he knowingly sensed I was a mother of a soldier. We chatted about my son’s job ( he's EOD... a bomb specialist), him being sent to Iraq soon, and a few yet subtle powerful words to one another.
My son is strong. He’s healthy and doing everything a young soldier of his rank is supposed to be doing. He knows he comes from several generations of enlisted soldiers as well as officers, and oddly enough, has a calm sense about his job. I clearly remember when my 85 yo grandfather called my son. He was raised in a highly political, well placed family in his time. He simply told him, to serve honorably and to try to not get his ass killed. LOL (now you know where I get my "sass" from)
I am proud of my son. I am so incredibly proud of him that it easily overcomes any worry I may have for him. He’s an amazing young man.
I know I’ve kept many of you abreast as of late. I simply don’t have much time to write you individually so I wanted to send a letter….
xoxo
princy
p.s
It's ok, I know I don't look old enough to have a 19yo. lol
DallasFan
Let me be someone to say thank you, for your son's service and doing this for all of US!!!!!!!! I wish him and all his fellow troops WELL !!!!! SEMPER FI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!