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07-12-2008 - HOMESICK

My mood while writing this blog: irritated

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Ok so those of you that read my blogs know i was totally excited about going home to California for Christmas. well Come to find out I am not gonna be going. Why you are wondering? Well here goes..... My ex-husband Michael is currently in the army and his unit is Deploying AGAIN to Iraq well he is not going because he was injured on the last deployment he went on last year. He was Hit by 5 IUD's and 2 car bombs and his back was injured so he is getting medically retired at the age of 30. Well we are still very good friends and we get along better now then we did when we were married.... SOOOOOOO anyways I don't think it is fair for me to take our daughter to California and leave him home all by himself on Christmas. And his unit is so SHITTY they are telling him since he is not deploying he doesn't rate leave. But what I don't understand here is a man that has been to Iraq 5 times in 10 years and has done a lot for his country and the army and Marine Corps (8 years before army) He was blown up and watched his guys die and he doesn't rate Leave WHAT THE FUCK!!!???!!!!! He hasn't even been back 1 year yet from his last deployment and they are trying to send him off again. I am suprised that the man doesn't have PTSD (post tramatic stress disorder) The army totally blows me away the way they do things.


Now please don't get me wrong I ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND THE MILITARY BUT I AM JUST A LITTLE FRUSTERATED RIGHT NOW. I IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM DISLIKE THE MILITARY I JUST DONT SEE WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM.

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1 Comments on HOMESICK


kristin08 - Sunday, 7 Dec
I understand how u feel. My husband is in the army (has been in for 8 1/2 years) and i get so irratated with how the military works. hes been to Iraq 3 times and is going to Afgan. next nov. But while hes home he gets sent away all the time. This year hes been home i think hes been away from me a total of 3-4 months all together. Its like they keep trying to find things for him to do away from home and is family as if the 15 months away in Iraq wasn't enough. My husbands last deployment wasn't a good one for him and i worry so much about the next and what kind of person he will be the next time he comes home. All these deployments have changed him and i hardly recognize the man that i married. Just a month ago he admitted to me that he thought maybe he was dealing with the ptsd but hes afraid to get help for it. He doesn't want to be looked down on. Now how is that fair. They get sent over multiple times and see so much that its understandable to have some lasting effects but to be made to feel like they can't get help for it is insane to me. I also fully support the troops but i can completely understand were u are coming from. Its like once they are of no use they are thrown aside like garbage. I'm so sorry for what ur ex has to go through. I really appreciate what he has done for our country and its so sad to hear how he is being treated. I really hope all works out for u both.