Army Strong at Home

Hello, this is my first blog. I hope this helps!

As I was on my drive tonight from the Frg Deployment meeting I had my husband play the song "Leaving on a jet plane" and just had my face outside of the window with my the wind in my hair. My point is TAKE CARE of yourself. We are all stressed. Yes, I also go thru it also:) This is our 3rd deployment. But this is what I wanted all of you to know that I hope comforts and helps in the upcoming year. As ALWAYS your FRG, POC's, CARE team, FRSA's and our awesome leadership here back at home, are here for you!!

I may not have all the answers nor solutions to all questions. But something brought me to create to this put this out. I have seen the need of so many of Spouses, Fiance's, Girlfriends, and Families for help and How do we support our other halves and ourselves. Am I normal? That we fight, right before a deployment? ( never physical violence is acceptable) Is it normal for me to feel upset and angry? Why does he not understand me? Why is he being distant, when all I want is to hug, comfort and be near him.. Yes, Yes, it is normal. Even more.. how do we support ourselves and find that help when we need it. Loving a soldier, is a Never easy.. And I won't lie to you that it gets easier.

I wrote this because, being a Spouse.. once a fiancee and a girlfriend to my husband of 10 years. We do not have a handbook. The military has a Objective and training to each and all of them. We as the support do not. Experience and time can help, but sharing and when you know you are not alone helps so much. You are Amazing to be there! But remember we are Lucky. And I say this from listening and being inspired from so many women and men of WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf wars over the years. They helped me make it during deployments. WE are Lucky.. Very lucky..

As I sat and listened to our veteran Raider spouses at our casing ceremony you cannot but reflect. Can you honestly imagine as a woman going thru a deployment starting with WWII waiting 2 years. A letter maybe every 6 months. Korea, having a battalion wiped out and you think he is KIA ( killed in action) and he was alive but you did not know because of the lack of resources. And of course, Vietnam ( bless their hearts) maybe a letter once a month .. and the ones they kept in their hearts and to have him or her come home from everything against all odds. To have people spit on them, and dog crap thrown at them. Alot of them.. ALL of them and their families are what make OUR men and women come home appreciated. And yourself!! No matter what someones opinion of deployments that go on right now. I say this because it is sometimes hard to not look at how scary and stressful it is with a deployment. But we have a Huge silver lining. We have much more then what many in the past did not. Emails, phone calls, mail, care packages. At the end of the day, know you are not alone and our great and proud military needs our support to make it happen each day. We are all human and have our tough times. We are with an amazing group of people, and thank our leadership. I hope this message I have helps some of you. Keep your chins up, it takes one Hell of a person to support our men and women back at home!!


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