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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Godspeed and Be Safe Brother
Today my brother-in-law packed up and went to the army base. He is shipping out for another tour in Iraq.
I’m very proud of him and it is such an honor to have an amazing brave soldier in my family. However, I’m also very sad to see him go. He already spent a year there and him and my sister just had their first child. It feels so unfair to make a man leave his wife and child so soon. Right when she needs him most he’s pulled away. We don’t know yet when he will have any leave but most likely it won’t be until the springtime if it is anything like last time.
Thankfully we have a close and strong family. My parents are with her now and my mother is moving down for a few months to help my sister.
So Godspeed my brother. May your journey be safe and may you return swiftly to your family where you belong.
