Blog Nr,. 3

Back again.
The subject of this will be one that is near and dear to my heart. The term "Hero" is so overused in our world. We have military heroes, sports heroes, heroes for everything man does. Well, let me single out a group of people that are, in my humble definition, true "Heroes": that group is "MILITARY WIVES".
I have had the honor of "knowing" a military wife for 45 years: as a matter of fact, she is MY wife. But this blog is about Military Wives in general. There is not enough room on the Internet , nor words in the English language to describe my feelings for that particular Military Wife.
What kind of people would put themselves under such hardship by volunteering to be a Military Wife? It is quite simple, but also most complex.
Military wives volunteer for this position for one main reason: they love a Military man. They endure such hardships as the spouse's deployments to far-off places. In many cases, they have children while their spouse is overseas. They have to maintain a household, raise a family, do all household tasks that normally would be done by the spouse, endure long periods of loneliness, often without nearby family for support. They are both Moms and Dads to their children. They have to respond to "crises" of extreme consequences that would be normally handled by the husband. I could go on and on about the tasks they have to handle alone, while all the time they have the worry about their husband's safety. These Ladies are "TRUE HEROES".

In this new age, where women deploy into dangerous areas just like men, there are many husbands that fill this role. I do not have any experience with military husbands in this role, so I am not in the position to comment, but they must do these same things.

I have had the honor to know many military wives. "Thank You" seems like such a lame comment to make, but from THIS military man, let me say that YOU are one of My HEROES.