Korea (personal post)

My oldest son has just received his deployment orders, he is going to Korea.

I am just selfish enough as a mother to be happy that it's not Afghanistan or Iraq, not yet in any case.

My youngest son should be getting his orders next month, maybe he'll join his brother in Korea.

That' s because they got in an "clash" (North and south Korea) last week most likely Sue, they want to buffer up the area with GI's. I think last I heard they are going to send our "Lifer" military man in the family to Europe this year. He was doing computer for the Air force, most likely still is perhaps. I lost track of him after San Antonio, Texas when he wrote me an letter about family genealogy. Time goes fast in the military Sue, in no time they will be out and headed back here most likely.

Everything Diana said, Sue, from me too.  I'm so relieved.  Hopefully your other son's next duty post will also be someplace relatively safe.  I think I speak for all the members when I say how much I admire young people who volunteer for military service even when wars are happening.  That takes a lot of courage and strength of character and selflessness to step up to the plate like that.  Tell them how much we appreciate them, and also appreciate you and your husband for being the great parents who raised such fine young men.  God bless - you and they are in my daily prayers too.  xx

If being protective of your boys is selfish Sue then I am also a selfish mother! Good luck to them both and I am thinking and praying for you all as always xx

Hope, somewhere safe, Sue, but being in the military is never safe, in peacetime its a fantastic way of life.

To touch on something that Shirley mentioned, and speaking purely as a Brit (only a small but modern military force) it would be a 'sensable' idea not to deploy very young or 'family' men and women to the front line, however having 'served' myself  and my son also, I know that if the 'team' was going in, I would want to go as well.  Its so hard for those families waiting back home, at least serving on the 'front line' you know whats happening.