Keep Safe Soldiers....

A friend of mine left for iraq this morning well the AM in the USA .. This would be his second deployment and and when i talked to him he told me he had a feeling he wasnt coming going to come home -(i hope he didnt tell his significant other this) .......... what was i to say to that? I have people i care about fighting in that war and sometimes i wonder if its all worth it ... Some soldiers think they are some soldiers go in with no clue what they are doing there ... You are suppose to trust your gut feeling and all but i sure hope that his gut is wrong this time. I have read people who have lost loved ones - a husband, a boyfriend, a fiancee, a friend, songs & daughters and i cant even began to fathom their pain and anguish .. some are proud and understand and there are others who question it asking if it was all worth it ... When he was deployed about a year and half ago - his mom passed on .. He seems to be in control - strong but i wonder what the real deal is ...And i have had people i know who lost their dads and i have heard of how wives or girlfriends leaving them - i dont know if its because of the wait, the stress of worrying - i dont know .. I am not for the war in Iraq and seriously speaking i have nothing against the soldiers who go in there - it is clear they are there because its their job - they chose the military as a career and they have no choice but to go where the military sends them..

We watch constantly on television of the violence present there - but maybe thats ALL the media wants us to see.. According to some soldiers they have made progressed in helping the Iraqi's make good of their lives - help build schools, rebuild houses and what nots... there is only somethings the media shows and so much it doesnt. I am not here to dispute or argue just penning rather typing my concerns and points of view especially seeing another friend who is in the battle zone... There is nothing much i can do at this point or anyone for that matter but pray for the safety of these soldiers and contrary to public opinion these guys (the soldiers) arent as bad as they are made out to be ...

So God Bless and may you guys be safe & protected until you return to the arms of your loved ones........