WOW, I I just read some of Caradocs emails. All i can say is that I feel the same. When i was in kuwait during 9/11 it was kinda the same thing. The bunker runs and the threat of scud missles. It was all real, the feeling of being in that Patriot Battery on shift, watching a scud come in on the radar screen and shooting it down was awsome. None of that got the publicity it does now but it was an every day thing. Granted now its not only every day but its happening a lot more throughout the day. I sit here now and wait for the phone call from my National Guard unit, Just as he said it eats at you when fellow Soldiers are out there fighting and you are stuck with no control over what you do. I wish now i would have extended my contract and stayed active duty for just another 2 years. Had i done that i would be there right now with my unit who has been there since early Feb. Now i sit here at home which is nice for some but i feel as though i am not doing my part doing what i was trained to do. It eats at me because i know that if my unit now were to be apart of this we would have already been sent but i still see hope as there is a good possibility that we will be replacing tired troops, troops that have been in country for months and need to come home regroup and rest. My heart goes out to all the families of Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen, And to those who died with Honor for our Country.
I Just saw the most disturbing thing on the internet. I havent been watching the news lately because it upsets me cause i am unable to really do anything. But in my intrest to see how the POWs are holding up i watched an Iraqi broadcast and to my utmost dismay have come to find out that they are friends of mine from Ft. Bliss, I again stress that my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone and more so now that it has hit home.
I Just saw the most disturbing thing on the internet. I havent been watching the news lately because it upsets me cause i am unable to really do anything. But in my intrest to see how the POWs are holding up i watched an Iraqi broadcast and to my utmost dismay have come to find out that they are friends of mine from Ft. Bliss, I again stress that my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone and more so now that it has hit home.
liztraylor:
*hugs*