Another American Son Killed in Iraq
Early Sunday morning we received word that a good friend's son, Michael, was killed in Iraq on Saturday... at the same time his mother and I were at an Albertsons store collecting food donations to send to the Troops. He was in a Marine combat unit and there was some fighting with the terrorists. As I understand it, there was an explosion set off by the terrorists, and Michael was killed.
Michael could have just as easily been killed in a car wreck on American streets; a victim with a meaningless death. Instead, he died a hero. He had volunteered to be a Marine, to fight for freedom and to help keep the terrorists off American soil. He was doing what he wanted to be doing. But the pain for his mother is not eased, her young son is still gone. I and many of my friends us joined PackagesFromHome.org as a means to give support to our troops. Many of us have found it becoming a strong support group for each other as well. About half of the volunteers have relatives or friends who are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. I have only met Margy a couple of times at PFH events, but I will do my best to help surround her with love and comfort through the difficult times she faces.
I know this post does not qualify as a "family" event, but it's my blog and I needed to speak out on this subject. It's therapeutic, and besides, we need to spread the word of all the sacrifices made daily to keep America Free.
Michael could have just as easily been killed in a car wreck on American streets; a victim with a meaningless death. Instead, he died a hero. He had volunteered to be a Marine, to fight for freedom and to help keep the terrorists off American soil. He was doing what he wanted to be doing. But the pain for his mother is not eased, her young son is still gone. I and many of my friends us joined PackagesFromHome.org as a means to give support to our troops. Many of us have found it becoming a strong support group for each other as well. About half of the volunteers have relatives or friends who are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. I have only met Margy a couple of times at PFH events, but I will do my best to help surround her with love and comfort through the difficult times she faces.
I know this post does not qualify as a "family" event, but it's my blog and I needed to speak out on this subject. It's therapeutic, and besides, we need to spread the word of all the sacrifices made daily to keep America Free.
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