This war is putting a strain on many military families and marriages. I seem to regularly hear about "another spousal suicide" in my neck of the woods...things that do not get reported in the msm, because it's one of those things that the military doesn't report because it would "harm the troops morale". A year ago, a woman across the street was found dead, her husband was in Iraq and he worked side by side with my husband. He "got to" come home...sadly. I hear about divorces on a regular basis, some families work it out, most don't. Who gets married to spend most of their marriage apart? I guess it follows the old adage that if the Army wanted you to have a family, they would have issued you one." I heard that a lot when I was pregnant and needed my husband home and we weren't even at war then! It's hard enough raising a child as a couple, it's even harder trying to raise normal, happy kids who know they have a daddy, but never get to see him.

It sucks, but it has to be done.

Nobody put a gun to the head of those who are in the armed forces.
THEY raised their right hands willingly and swore "To protect the United States of America against all enemies foreign and or domestic." When you take that oath it means YOU are willing to sacrifice so that others (many undeserving) may benefit from your sacrifice. Too many people nowadays have no clue what SERVING means. The armed forces is NOT a union job, you cannot file a greivance. You raise that hand, your off to the sand. This extends to their families as well. It's a sad fact, I know. Ben there, done that.