Military. Wow, the depth of sacrifices they make for us. It just hit me yet again while working today. I did a report on a woman who was pregnant and was due to be deployed 3 months after her baby was due. Now, for the most part, we all go back to work 12 weeks after having a baby. Some after 6 weeks, some after a month. In my case, all 3 times, it was after 12. But I can't even FATHOM being DEPLOYED 3 months after my baby is born. How do you bond? How do you miss your child rolling over for the first time, or crawling, or eating his/her first foods or walking or getting his/her first tooth? Sure, it's a hectic, tiring, stressful, sleep-deprived time in life, but it's your CHILD. YOU DON'T GET THAT TIME BACK LATER AFTER YOUR DEPLOYMENT. It's GONE. You might have another child and you might get to see THAT child's firsts...but with this child, it's just GONE.
So, I don't know if you are for or against this war we are in, but BY GOD you'd better appreciate what they are giving up for you so that you CAN be for or against whatever you believe in.
THAT'S sacrifice. RESPECT IT.
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