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Why would my retired dad rejoin the military?
October 21, 2005 1:06 am
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Jessica Sieber
Why would my retired dad rejoin the military?
Does anyone truly understand life? I'm not talking about boy meets girl, boy and girl get married, and boy and girl have a family.
I'm talking about everyday life. I'm talking about how a tornado can miss the house right next to yours and come after you.
I'm talking about how people can walk by and get angry at a homeless person who is just trying to find food to survive.
I'm talking about a man who has given everything for his country and has nothing to show for it but battle scars and two divorces, and he still holds his head up high.
My dad has been in the military for 20 years and retired as a captain about two years ago. He flew attack helicopters, such as the Cobra, Apache, Black Hawk, and Huey. He was in Desert Storm, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Korea.
Just recently he received "a gift to an old soldier." Those of you who have lived the military life know what that means. For those who haven't, it means he gets to go back into the military into a combat zone.
Why he would want to go back boggles my mind. This is where I have a really hard time understanding life.
How can the government ask you back in after you have been retired for so long? How can a man that has been out, who has already done his duty for Uncle Sam, want to go back in?
The one thing I do understand is patriotism, but even then it just makes no sense. How would you feel if one of your loved ones just up and decided to go back in?
Jessica Sieber
Spotsylvania
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October 21, 2005 1:06 am
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Click for larger photo and to order reprints
Jessica Sieber
Why would my retired dad rejoin the military?
Does anyone truly understand life? I'm not talking about boy meets girl, boy and girl get married, and boy and girl have a family.
I'm talking about everyday life. I'm talking about how a tornado can miss the house right next to yours and come after you.
I'm talking about how people can walk by and get angry at a homeless person who is just trying to find food to survive.
I'm talking about a man who has given everything for his country and has nothing to show for it but battle scars and two divorces, and he still holds his head up high.
My dad has been in the military for 20 years and retired as a captain about two years ago. He flew attack helicopters, such as the Cobra, Apache, Black Hawk, and Huey. He was in Desert Storm, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Korea.
Just recently he received "a gift to an old soldier." Those of you who have lived the military life know what that means. For those who haven't, it means he gets to go back into the military into a combat zone.
Why he would want to go back boggles my mind. This is where I have a really hard time understanding life.
How can the government ask you back in after you have been retired for so long? How can a man that has been out, who has already done his duty for Uncle Sam, want to go back in?
The one thing I do understand is patriotism, but even then it just makes no sense. How would you feel if one of your loved ones just up and decided to go back in?
Jessica Sieber
Spotsylvania
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Copyright 2005 The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company.