Moogie's Blog

Thank you for your kind words. He received his Purple Heart from the Prez himself. I am sure that would have been meaningful...if he had been conscious...well, we continue to wait and hope, not only for him, but for all in similar circumstances.

Thanks Dasvics. I hope your husband won't be deployed. I know everyone wants to serve but these troops are really being strained past all endurance. It defies common sense. My cousin served two tours in Iraq, then was sent to Afghanistan. He wanted to go. He is a role model of strength, loyalty, and valor. That doesn't mean others don't deserve the same fine care that he is receiving around the clock. They all do. Everyone serves to the best of his or her ability.

Take care and lets hope we don't get into yet another war before the election.

dasvics,
Last July when my son was deployed he was sent to Mississipi to acclimate to the heat and for some training, then to somewhere in Maryland for unspecified training. (He couldn't tell me) After getting their shots they were allowed to come home for about 5 days. During that time, he never disclosed what the additional training was, but assured me that it was far superior to any training he received when he was in the regular Army. The only thing that bothered me was that when I told him that they should level any province in which the "innocents" wouldn't turn in the "bad guys", he told me "we're better than that". He's right, I'm wrong. But I couldn't be prouder. May the God Lord protect our brave protectors as they try to spread freedom and equality throughout this world.



dasvics
I just hope that he gets all the necessary training and equipment he needs to succeed.

There has Got to be a new law... anyone with Hate USA opinions on Afghanistan need to go there before yapping. When you see the GIRLS who go to school and the fear not in the air again for just walking outside or wanting an education. every US and Nato member that made that happen are heroes and have rewards from above that you cant even see now.

your cousin as well as every man and women serving over in Iraq and around this globe deserves nothing but our undying gratitude..it sickens me that anyone talks against them when they are just doing the job they were asked of ...more then any of these cowards who sit and talk bad about situations they no nothing about ..it takes more guts to be a soldier than any other job ..they themselves might not like what they are doing but they do it sometimes under the worst situations and they do it because they are told to do it and they do it til they are told to stop..and they ask for nothing in return ..the least any of us can do is say thank you and we support you and you are always in our thoughts and prayers because they should be ..even if you don't like whats going on in the world today the only reason you can say so is because of the American fighting men and women ..GOD bless them all

craftyguy, thank you. Thank goodness I do not hear of people denigrating our military members in the ways that they did after Vietnam. Of course there are those special cases involving criminal conduct (or allegations of such) but those accusations are directed at individuals and not at the military as a whole. On the whole I think people are much more adult and knowledgeable about this war than about Viet Nam. That includes our service members.

I think that we (our society) ask questions much more responsibly now than it did during the Vietnam era. Then, it was all or nothing. Jane Fonda or the Green Berets. Now, its all us. They are all us. Our service members are fighting to protect all of us, on our good days, bad hair days, stupid days, and all the rest of the ingredients that make our chaotic American soup.

Al, you are the best.

Update: good progress continues, but sleep is now elusive for our cousin at Bethesda Naval. Moogie, who is "extended family" will be able to visit before long.

Thanks dasvics and everyone. Sure I believe in prayer, and my cousin does, too.

Update--Post traumatic stress, disorientation. He does know he's at Bethesda, though. He doesn't know what happened.