cherrysupernerd
02-16-03, 11:13 PM
i saw the most heartbreaking site today. <br />
As i went to say goodbye to my husband before he deployed, i noticed a Female Marine with a baby on her hip. Watching this mother spending her last moments...
firstsgtmike
02-20-03, 01:13 AM
Not to take anything away from Mom Marine, but Dad Marines often feel the same way too.
My wife couldn't read or write English. When I was deployed we corresponded by audio tapes, reel to reel tapes, on a player the size of a cigar box.
One side of the tape was her responding to me. The other side was her coaching our two year old son. I always played that side first.
When I responded, one side was to her, and the other side was to him.
One time, he did something wrong, so I gave him pep talk about listening to his mother, and making me proud of him.
When the response tape came back, I heard my wife asking him;"Come on Mike, don't you want to talk to daddy?" His response was a very angry "NO!"
I visited with him anyway, and when the turnaround tape came back, we were friends again.