Women in the Military

I have been reading some blogs of people that have loved ones in the military or people in the military... I came across this post and wanted to share it here.

Name: Brittanua

Hometown: Cedar City

I am currently expecting my second child on May 24. My unit just got the call that we are on standby for deployment. I am in an aviation unit, and we deal in Apache helicopters, and Blackhawks. I have never been so terrified in my life to stand up for what I believe in. I want so badly to defend my country. But how do I leave behind a two-year-old, and a newborn??? And feel good about myself? I will come home from this war and my newborn will be a year old, and will not know who his mother is. How do you decide between your children and your country?

I am not going to comment about women in the military... but it saddens my heart to know this woman has to leave her children to defend this great nation. I wish she didn't have to go but she volunteered. Everyone in the military volunteered. Some are patriots... some just needed a job... some were trouble makers... some needed a way to pay for college... but we all volunteered. We volunteered to defend a nation that allows its citizens to have free speech and protest this war. We volunteered to defend a citizens right to burn the flag, turn there backs, and spit on anything that resembles the military we joined. I joined the military because I am a patriot... anyone who knows me knows I have always been... I joined the military to be leader... I joined the military to serve... I joined the military so that I could give up my freedom so that others might be free.

If you want to read some other blogs of military personel and there family's click here. A new window will open.

- footprints of Chad, 3:30 AM

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