I am the wife that hears the stress in my husband's voice
I am the wife that is up all night/day talking to him because he has had an exciting night/day and is afraid to hang up because it might be the last time
I am the wife that sees her husband on web cam and can see the fear in his eyes that he is trying to hide
I am the wife who reassures her kids that their dad will come home safe and prays she does not have to break that word
I am the wife who listens to the TV at night, watching the politicians fight over what is best for her husband, and they really do not have a clue of what is REALLY going on over there
I am the wife who is told that my husband was put into danger because someone just had to have a media photo shoot to make themselves look good
I am the wife who would do anything to protect their children from seeing what is happening to our men over there
I am the wife who waits up all night for a phone call that was promised
I am the wife that has learned way too much about military terms and procedures
I am the wife who stays strong while talking to her husband and then breaks down later
I am the wife who searches constantly online to see if she might learn something about her husband or his Battalion because any news is news
I am the wife who is PROUD of her husband and will fiercely defend him, his brothers, and his sisters in arms
I am the wife who counts down until he returns home
I am the wife that has not lost a husband due to deployment but has gained many, many more family members
I am the wife that now knows she can stand alone if she needs to or has to but, has realized she does not want to
I am the wife who will proudly be standing there with a flag when her husband comes home knowing that he truly made the sacrifices for his country and his family to keep us free
I am the wife who know understands what true freedom means
I am the wife that can and will support my husband if he is called to duty again
I am the wife that is counting down for her husband to come home
I am the wife that has to listen to,"I know what you are going through" way too many times, if you do not have your husband/wife over there you do not know what we are going through.
I am the wife who is grateful every time I hear from him knowing he has made it safely back to base
I am the wife that has learned to live one mission at a time
I am the wife who proudly supports her husband
I am the Proud wife of an AMERICAN SOLDIER!!!!!!
