After the tragic shootings at Fort Hood earlier today, I just wanted to send out a heartfelt THANK YOU to all the brave men and women who choose to serve our Country in the US Military. You are the greatest!
I am a veteran. However, I had the “luxury” of serving during peacetime. With wars currently raging in two different countries, you hear everyday about the brave soldiers that we are sending over for their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or even 5th tours of duty in the War Zones.
It is virtually impossible to get sent to Iraq or Afghanistan for three or four deployments unless you have voluntarily re-enlisted in the service during that time frame. These are brave souls who have been over there repeatedly, have seen the worst of war, and who come home and then re-enlist knowing it will most likely lead to even more deployments overseas.
To die here at home, on their own base, at the hands of one of their own, is just tragic and sad in so many ways. Home is the one place that they should be able to have the luxury of feeling safe and now even that appears to have taken away from our soldiers.
Keep in mind the huge sacrifices that these men and women make every day that they serve our great Country.
A special thanks to my cousin David Pakulak who has been serving in the US ARMY for well over a decade. Be safe Dave! We are proud of you and all that serve with you! Your Dad would be very proud to see the sacrifices you have made as you have served all these years!
Unfortunately, sounds like David is going to see his time in Afghanistan too. The thing that pisses me off….he’s in a tank division of the Army. That’s what they do – TANKS!!! You’d think this would provide some relief knowing he will be protected over there by his TANKS! Guess what….they don’t get their tanks. Apparently Afghanistan is to mountainous. So, all the training over the years and years of service that David has done with his TANKS means zilch when it’s his time to go over. What’s going to help protect them from the psychotic terrorists you ask? NOTHING!!! Forgive me if I’m a little bitter about this.
By: Blonde Cousin on November 6, 2009
at 3:44 pm