One Flaw In Women

One Flaw In Women

Women have strengths that amaze men......

They bear hardships and they carry burdens,

but they hold happiness, love and joy.

They smile when they want to scream.

They sing when they want to cry.

They cry when they are happy

and laugh when they are nervous.

They fight for what they believe in..

They stand up to injustice.

They don't take "no" for an answer

when they believe there is a better solution.

They go without so their family can have.

They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.

They love unconditionally.

They cry when their children excel

and cheer when their friends get awards.

They are happy when they hear about

a birth or a wedding.

Their hearts break when a friend dies.

They grieve at the loss of a family member,

yet they are strong when they

think there is no strength left.

They know that a hug and a kiss

can heal a broken heart.

Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you

to show how much they care about you.

The heart of a woman is what

makes the world keep turning.

They bring joy, hope and love.

They have compassion and ideas.

They give moral support to their

family and friends.

Women have vital things to say

and everything to give..

HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,

IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.

When a soldier comes home.....

WHEN A SOLDIER COMES HOME


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When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard....


..to listen to his son whine about being bored.


....to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.

.... to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready
for work.


....to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's sleep..


..to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.


...to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive slower.


..to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.


....to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to send their kids off to summer camp.


....to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.


.....to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee
being cold.


....to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the
dog.


....to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.


....to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of vacation
a year.


....to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby in
the house.

The only thing harder than being a Soldier..

Is loving one.

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Army Wives

Each one may look different and each is wonderfully unique, But this we have in common:

Lots of moving...
Moving...
Moving...
Moving far from home...
Moving two cars, three kids and one dog...all riding with HER of course.
Moving sofas to basements because they won't go in THIS house; Moving curtains that won't fit; Moving jobs and certifications and professional development hours.
Moving away from friends;
Moving toward new friends;
Moving her most important luggage: her trunk full of memories.

Often waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting for housing.
Waiting for orders.
Waiting for deployments.
Waiting for phone calls.
Waiting for reunions.
Waiting for the new curtains to arrive.
Waiting for him to come home,
For dinner.​.​.​AGAIN!​

They call her 'Military Dependent', but she knows better:
She is fiercely In-Dependent.

She can balance a check book;
Handle the yard work;
Fix a noisy toilet;
Bury the family pet...

She is intimately familiar with drywall anchors and toggle bolts.
She can file the taxes;
Sell a house;
Buy a car;
Or set up a move...
.....all with ONE Power of Attorney.

She welcomes neighbors that don't welcome her.
She reinvents her career with every PCS; Locates a house in the desert, The Arctic, Or the deep south.
And learns to call them all 'home'.
She MAKES them all home.

Military Wives are somewhat hasty...
They leap into:
Decorating,
Leadership,
Volunteering,
Career alternatives,
Churches,
And friendships.
They don't have 15 years to get to know people.
Their roots are short but flexible.
They plant annuals for themselves and perennials for those who come after them.

Military Wives quickly learn to value each other:
They connect over coffee,
Rely on the spouse network,
Accept offers of friendship and favors.
Record addresses in pencil...

Military Wives have a common bond:
The Military Wife has a husband unlike other husbands; his commitment is unique.
He doesn't have a 'JOB'
He has a 'MISSION' that he can't just decide to quit...
He's on-call for his country 24/7.
But for her, he's the most unreliable guy in town!
His language is foreign
TDY
PCS
OPR
SOS
ACC
BDU
ACU
BAR
CIB
TAD
And so, a Military Wife is a translator for her family and his.
She is the long- distance link to keep them informed; the glue that holds them together.

A Military Wife has her moments:
She wants to wring his neck;
Dye his uniform pink;
Refuse to move to Siberia;
But she pulls herself together.
Give her a few days,
A travel brochure,
A long hot bath,
A pledge to the flag,
A wedding picture,
And she goes.
She packs.
She moves.
She follows.

Why?
What for?
How come?
You may think it is because she has lost her mind.
But actually it is because she has a HEART and a love for her husband,
Who puts duty first,
Who longs to deploy,
Who salutes the flag,
And whose boots in the doorway remind her that as long as he is her Military Husband, She will remain his military wife.
And would have it no other way.

--Author Unknown

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Fort Lewis FMWR Calendar

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A true hero

ED FREEMAN (Medal of Honour)



You're a 19 year old kid.



You're critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang

Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray , Vietnam ..



Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8 - 1, and the enemy fire is so

intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander

has ordered the Medivac helicopters to stop coming in.



You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know

you're not getting out.



Your family is 1/2 way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you'll

never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you know

this is the day.



Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of a

helicopter, and you look up to see an un-armed Huey, but it doesn't seem

real, because no Medi-Vac markings are on it...



Ed Freeman is coming for you... He's not Medi-Vac, so it's not his job,

but he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the

Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.



He's coming anyway.



And he drops it in, and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load

2 or 3 of you on board.



Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire, to the Doctors and

Nurses.



And, he kept coming back.... 13 more times..... And took about 30 of you

and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out.



Medal of Honour Recipient, Ed Freeman, died last Wednesday at the age of

80, in Boise , Indiana ........



May God rest his soul......



I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing , with all the media

obsessed with the death of a pop star



Medal of Honour Winner Ed Freeman!