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To start with, I love the military. I'm good at serving and the military has been good to me. This is my conflicting emotion: I have been married for almost 5 years now and have been able to live with my wife for a total of 2.

Life was great when we were together, but even then I had missions that I went on for weeks and months at a time due to the war. It is so hard to look toward a future serving in the military when I feel like I am sacrificing the life that I should be living.

During the week days I focus on my job, and my soldiers (and I have tons of hobbies to keep busy with), but late at night and when the weekend comes rolling around I am just so lonely. I talk to her on the phone as much as possible, but it is somehow empty.

I'm sure others have similar situations. How do you deal with these emotions?
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~alegria-4sho Nov 1, 2008
Powerful picture & words. My husband is currently deployed. Our daughter who is turning 4 in a few weeks, has had a tough time with it. I miss him so much. It's difficult but it hurts me more formy girls than for me. A few nights ago, she wished on a star that her dad would come home. It breaks my heart every day. But we have just a few more months! Thank you for your service to our country. God bless you.
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~bjmoore143 Feb 27, 2008   Interface Designer
Love this photo and I'm an Army Wife and until this year we had went through the same thing. I feel for you and your family.
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!ShifraGutterkat Jun 9, 2007   Photographer
I was in the USAF for 14 years. When I married my husband at the 13 year mark of my enlistment I decided not to reenlist because I wanted to start a family. Once family became my number one priority I knew I couldn't give 100% to my job like I used to (flying and deployments) and decided it was time to move on. Lots of families make it work and I am sure we could have ,but that was the decision I felt I needed to make at that time. I don't regret it but I do miss it at times...
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~Mizra May 16, 2006  Professional Digital Artist
Sir, I salute you for all you do. :salute:
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~sgt-etool71 May 14, 2006   Photographer
A wonderful work. I know and understand what you're saying my Brother. I served 12 years in the Corps, and witnessed a lot families and husband and wives fall apart because of our business.
My buddies not seeing their kids grow-up (only in pictures) - it's a hard life and unfortunately millions of people are still ignorant about us or just plain doesn't care unless something happened that directly affected their lives.
I guess that's one of the reason I'm still single for the fear that I will be there for my family - or powerless to do anything when something happened to them.

OOOOHHHHHH-RRRRRAAAHHHHH BROTHER!!!!!........SEMPER FI!!!!!!!
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~JKrushal May 14, 2006
HOOAH bro, thanks for understanding.
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~sgt-etool71 May 14, 2006   Photographer
Hey, who else gonna stick for each other , right?:D :D :-) :-)
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~Pumbaa11 May 10, 2006
This is a really nice piece. It reminds me of the Tomorrow series by Australian author John Marsden.
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~Pumbaa11 May 10, 2006
This is a really nice piece. It reminds me of the Tomorrow series by Australian author John Marsden.
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~maitea May 3, 2006
this is such a beautifully touching picture......all you can do is hold on to the thoughts of your family while you are gone......realize that you have something to be fighting for, something to be fighting towards......be strong, if not for yourself.....for them.....for your soldiers......
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