Thank you Katie. There are so many who didn’t make it home to celebrate. I heard from a friend who also has many vets in her family that they prefer having a get together with other vets to have a toast to those who didn’t make it, versus a lot of pomp and circumstance with celebrations. I learned a lot while putting this together. There were a total of 7 posts, some memes and some stories. I hope everyone enjoyed the series but this one is closest to my heart and has the help line. Love you ❤️
Don’t shortchange yourself; growing up in a loving family — that bond, those memories — is what makes deployments and separation bearable. Mail and packages are simply augmentation. My Dad served in the Pacific in WWII. He received one (one!) piece of mail (a desiccated cake) in three years. I served for twenty years, and knowing my family — close and extended — did what they could during their busy lives to maintain some contact was more than enough. I can still remember MARS calls with my Mom and Dad, and having to tell her “Mom, you have to say ‘Over’ when you’re done speaking.” 🙂 When my son was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq I made a point of writing — longhand letters — several times a week. But it was how we loved him before he enlisted, and before he deployed, that was the key. He knew, letters or not, that he was constantly in our hearts.
This is such a beautiful tribute to those who have served, especially those in our family. I love this and you 🖤🙏
Thank you Katie. There are so many who didn’t make it home to celebrate. I heard from a friend who also has many vets in her family that they prefer having a get together with other vets to have a toast to those who didn’t make it, versus a lot of pomp and circumstance with celebrations. I learned a lot while putting this together. There were a total of 7 posts, some memes and some stories. I hope everyone enjoyed the series but this one is closest to my heart and has the help line. Love you ❤️
Absolutely love this, Cori - your 'baby brother' sounds like a pretty cool cat. Thank you for sharing it...
Also? As a boy who also had Star Wars toys? "Action figures" IS the correct terminology ;-)
Don’t shortchange yourself; growing up in a loving family — that bond, those memories — is what makes deployments and separation bearable. Mail and packages are simply augmentation. My Dad served in the Pacific in WWII. He received one (one!) piece of mail (a desiccated cake) in three years. I served for twenty years, and knowing my family — close and extended — did what they could during their busy lives to maintain some contact was more than enough. I can still remember MARS calls with my Mom and Dad, and having to tell her “Mom, you have to say ‘Over’ when you’re done speaking.” 🙂 When my son was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq I made a point of writing — longhand letters — several times a week. But it was how we loved him before he enlisted, and before he deployed, that was the key. He knew, letters or not, that he was constantly in our hearts.
Thank you for your kind words. I didn’t expect to learn so much while writing this tribute