The 4-2 Stryker Brigade left Iraq into Kuwait. It was all over the news. It could not be missed. The homecoming in Ft. Lewis Washington was also all over the news.
While I have no family or friends in that squadron, when I saw a mom hugging her kiddos it broke me down.
You see, my mom did indeed wear combat boots. She was in the Navy but I learned at a young age that duty calls.
Earlier this year my husband returned from deployment, seemed that everything happened while he was gone. Life changed, kids grew, school even started, again!
I am not here to get political, I am not here to write this to say anything negative or positive, I am here to simply say no matter how many of these deployments and homecomings I have seen in my life, went though or will go though, they always bring tears to my eyes. They will always remind me of being a child and waiting impatiently for my mom to pull up from her 6 hour long journey from Jacksonville. I will forever be reminded of my kids faces when daddy comes home, my husband holding his son for the first time.
The roller coaster of emotions deployment brings is not something the average person understands. There are several stages. The feeling of the one you love, the one you have missed, in your arms again is not even the last. I will say it is the best feeling in the world.
To all my friends stationed in harms way, stay safe. To my friends who recently came home, Welcome back, we've missed you...
Hubby waiting to leave the ship after last deployment, <3 him
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