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10-23-2006, 08:11 PM #1Retired Moderator
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Any WHT Members with Family Serving Overseas?
Well, my little bro shipped out to Iraq tonight. He's been in the army since 2004, and his stint over there is supposed to last for 12-18 months.
Needless to say my family and I are worried sick, most of all Mom. I keep telling her he'll be fine when I'm worried about him myself. He's trained to be a combat medic, with some mechanic stuff thrown in, so he's likely going to be where the action is.
It's funny; I keep thinking about when he was a baby (I'm about 6 1/2 yrs older than he is); he was just a little bitty peanut when he was born and then grew like a weed. And now he's going over to serve his country. I'm very proud of him but also terribly sad.
My brother in law went over to Iraq/Kuwait shortly after 9/11, and he came back okay, so I keep trying to tell myself that chances are good that my brother will too.
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10-23-2006, 11:25 PM #2Disabled
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Hey P-nut...
No worries your brother will be fine and he'll return back safe as well.
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10-23-2006, 11:50 PM #3Web Hosting Evangelist
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A good friend of the family was over there for 2 years, got back recently. He was involved in a lot of combat and he came home safely, I'm sure your brother will also.
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10-24-2006, 12:04 AM #4Disabled
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I'm hoping I will be shipped to iraq soon. I'm not a grunt but it will be a hell of an experience!! People just need to understand how TONS of marines/army go and come back safely. I know so many other marines that have been to iraq once or twice. The other marines I know havnt even gone yet.
I'm sure he will be safe. You just need to trust that he is trained for what hes about to do. It's a truely different mind set out there.
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10-24-2006, 01:30 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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Chances are he'll be perfectly fine. But there's no point worrying, if he wants to do it, if that's what makes him feel happy and fulfilled, then I'm sure he won't have problems in Iraq.
Some of the recruits come back thinking differently from the Iraq experience, so if that happens, he'll need help from family.
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10-24-2006, 06:46 AM #6Retired Moderator
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Thanks for the reassuring words, it really does mean a lot . I keep telling my mom all the things that you all mentioned, and I do know they are true but at the same time there's that voice in the back of your head thinking "what if I'm not right?"
He's a good kid with a good head on his shoulders; I worry a lot less about him being over there than one of my sisters<?php echo "Signature here"; ?>
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10-24-2006, 06:55 AM #7
I haven't kept up with the nephews for a bit, but I had one nephew who was with the Aus Navy involved in clearing all the mines in the harbour before troops could dock
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10-24-2006, 07:04 AM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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Well, not serving. More than 3/4 of my reletives are living in the Middle-East...
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10-24-2006, 07:15 AM #9Web Hosting Guru
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I know someone that went to iraq filming, he's come back now and sold his house, etc, left his wife, sold everything material and is now living on his own in a small place.. Basically lost all will to have material things.
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10-24-2006, 11:37 AM #10Web Hosting Evangelist
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10-24-2006, 11:56 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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P-nut, I don't have any family in the military, but I have had one especially close friend who was over there and is now back - and I know a few other folks who have served and come back as well. You yourself say he has a good head on his shoulders - he should be fine.
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10-24-2006, 12:11 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by Mituozo
And one of my brothers is serving in Iraq also from Britain so I feel rather strongly with regards to what people say about it.
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10-24-2006, 12:13 PM #13Retired Moderator
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I have a brother in law who just returned after over a year. He said he had a few scary events but he returned alright.
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10-24-2006, 12:42 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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My nephew was in Tikrit for a couple of years, when all the stuff was happening in a big way there, and came back just fine.
If you think about the number of soldiers who are over there and have been over there and compare it with the number of people who have come to harm, you can know that the odds are very much in your brother's favor.
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10-24-2006, 09:46 PM #15Web Hosting Master Disaster
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I have both family and friends over there.... they say the money is good... that is about all we talk about when they come home and what is going on in the "real world" (in the states)....
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10-24-2006, 10:17 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by P-nut
I completely understand your concern. My nephew is in Iraq right now. he's already done one rotation and he's just gone back. He's only an e-3 so he's pretty low on the totem pole but he didn't have much bad to say when he got back the first time. he did take a shot once but they wear kevlar and it dind't penetrate. so it's not like they're completely vulnerable.
You'll get a little more comfortable with it as time goes on. It's scary at first because you don't know what to expect, but I can assure you those soldiers are well taken care of there, and they are in good hands.Show your reciprocal links on your website. eReferrer