Comments on: Happy Memorial Day—To the Unsung Heroes, We Give Thanks https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Thu, 05 Jul 2012 02:48:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: THE PATRIOTIC TREE, the Father-In-Law I Never Knew, & Shout-out for Flags « Gloria Richard https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20559 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 02:48:23 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20559 […] blog by our own myWANA founder, WANA International co-founder, and blog guru, Kristen Lamb. In her Memorial Day post, she gave me an inside look at the pain faced by the spouse of a brave man about to deploy. In her […]

]]> By: Dee S. Knight https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20558 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:11:59 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20558 My husband had #69 as a lottery number during Vietnam and the only thing that kept him from going was that he attended a military college and the military knew they were going to get him one way or the other. We both grew up in the military (Navy and Marine Corps), so thank you for taking note of the families, who do sacrifice so much. Glad your Memorial Day turned out well!

]]> By: Peter DeHaan https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20557 Tue, 29 May 2012 23:40:41 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20557 Having a personal connection with a National Holiday certainly helps us to appreciate it more.

]]> By: Stanalei Fletcher https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20556 Tue, 29 May 2012 22:03:47 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20556 My apologies for this late comment, but I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your post. I too wish to express my thanks to the families of those who serve. I was there once, but not during war time. The sacrifice and courage of service families rivals none.
Thanks to your husband’s service and to you and your family. Even though he may not be deployed…all who serve preserve our freedoms.
THANK YOU.

]]> By: Reetta Raitanen https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20555 Tue, 29 May 2012 20:09:10 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20555 Touching dedication to the soldiers and their families and the furry friends. I’m really glad your husband didn’t have to go.

]]> By: Mary Ann Peden-Coviello https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20554 Tue, 29 May 2012 19:47:34 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20554 In reply to Author Kristen Lamb.

When my boys were in Iraq, I myself visited the River in Egypt: I kept telling myself they were at “the Beach.” When my boys’ friends were in Afghanistan, they were on a “mountain vacation.” Now my son will also be “on a mountain vacation.” Me, I’ll be on a raft on the River Denial. *grin*

]]> By: Todd Moody https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20553 Tue, 29 May 2012 19:25:47 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20553 Great post, Kristen! I am pilot in the Air Force Reserves and I’ve put my wife through that dance half a dozen times over 20 years, but she has stuck it out. I think she discovered a few things about herself in the process, but it still sucks every time. My hat is off to all the military spouses out there. We have guilt and would love to do just about anything but put you through it, but sometimes duty calls. We still joke about the fact that she actually broke up with a guy in college simply because he was in ROTC and she didn’t want to be a military spouse.

It was nice that you wanted to make it easy on your husband, and we do appreciate the effort, but we know…trust me. I’m glad he didn’t have to go this time. Thank him for his service for me and you for being there beside him.

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20552 Tue, 29 May 2012 18:02:37 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20552 In reply to Mary Ann Peden-Coviello.

I don’t even want to think about that. I think it would be worse if it were my son. Don’t care to test that theory though, LOL.

]]> By: Mary Ann Peden-Coviello https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20551 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:58:54 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20551 I understand this post with all my heart. I have three sons. Two of them are active-duty military. This time last year, they were both in Iraq. This time next year, one of them will be in Afghanistan, unless his orders are changed. I know it’s different when it’s a husband — and my husband is the least military type imaginable — but it’s also a challenge when your sons are deployed.

I am so glad you and the Spawn will have your husband at home and not off in Afghanistan.

]]> By: Judythe Morgan https://authorkristenlamb.com/2012/05/happy-memorial-day-to-the-unsung-heroes-we-give-thanks/#comment-20550 Tue, 29 May 2012 12:10:59 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=7023#comment-20550 Thanks, Kristen. Your post brought back many memories and stirred the same emotions I went though each time the “orders” came and changed. LIke poster Kecia Adams, while I’m grateful for what those years in service taught me, I’m happy the “orders” days have been retired.

To all those who stil service, I say a hearty THANK YOU for your sacrifices.

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