In all my years as an Air Force spouse
I have never witnessed
a funeral procession
for a
Fallen Hero
in person.
Until yesterday.
On February 17th, 2011
Airman First Class Johnson
at the age of 20
gave the ultimate sacrifice
for his country.
His Life.
There are not enough words in the English language
to express the gratitude I have
for this young man
that I have never met.
My deepest condolences go out to his family.
I can't even begin to fathom
what they are going through.
In a question asked yesterday
"what one thing would I change to make military spouse life "perfect"?"
I said nothing.
I was wrong.
It would be this.
It would be a "perfect" military spouse/mom/sister/child/brother/father/girlfriend/boyfriend/fiancée life
if this would not be happening.
The loss of life is...
Well.
If there were no life loss
then this
This life that I lead connected to our military would be perfect.
Absolutely.
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beautiful poem.
I'm so sorry to hear this :(. And you're absolutely right; the loss is hands down the worst part of this life.
Wow. I am so sorry to hear this. That is definitely the worst thing about this life.
this is heartbreaking...my thoughts and prayers go to the family and friends of this brave hero.
Nothing is more humbling that watching the expressions on the faces of the family members who've lost their hero. As a PGR member, I've been to countless funerals, and you never get comfortable with it.
I agree. I was humbled to the point of where I couldn't quite stop crying for a while. It was in that moment that all of this came into perspective. My heart goes out to that family. The face of his mother as they drove by will probably haunt me for a long time. As I said there are really no words. Thank you so very much ladies for your heartfelt comments on this post.
Agreed... definitely the absolute worst part of this life.
I am so sorry you had to deal with this. I am so Proud of the people who serve our country but I hate all the deaths. I found you on Boost My Blog and I will be back as I am following you on GFC.
I understand how you feel because I experienced for the first time seeing a processional for a soldier being brought back home last year here in St. Petersburg Florida. We stood outside of our office and watched them drive by as the traffic was stopped and people were holding flags in his honor. He was also in his 20's. I have a brother-in-law who is in Afghanistan and he has been in Iraq twice. My prayer is that he returns home safely again after his time is up. We have to pray for our soldiers and for the families that are left behind.
Reading this gave me goosebumps.
Until my husband's most recent deployment, war casualties had never really touched those around me. Once things like this come close to you personally, they leave a mark on you. I know there is a part of me that will never be the same or think the same way after this past year.
My prayers are with the grieving families.
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