The average age of the military wife/girlfriend is 20 years old.
*She probably never saw herself loving a man who was in the military, but she loves him regardless.
*Her penmanship has improved over the last few months, due to the excessive letter writing she has been doing.
*She cries a lot, because she misses the man she swore to love. Her life isn't complete without him.
*She looks very tired, because of her many nights without sleep, due to a late night phone call that never came or a call that came and kept her up all night, just because she heard his voice, she is too overjoyed to sleep.
*As a wife, she is classified as a dependent, but she is totally independent.
*She tends to her household, her kids, her school work, and her job, all without her husband
*She manages to wear a smile, even though inside she's crying.
*She understands that the man she loves has to go far away.
*She understands that he can be taken away from her in a moments notice.
*She feels a great sense of pride and probably cries whenever she hears the National Anthem, sees a flag blowing in the breeze, or watches the news and hears about another death in Iraq or Afghanistan she worries that it might be him.
*She goes weeks without a call or a letter, but she writes him whenever she gets a free moment.
*She knows how to convert civilian time into military time.
*Before he left she used to complain if she didn't see him for a day or two, but now she gets annoyed when she hears someone complaining about not seeing their husbands.
*She may not have seen him for months but she remembers everything about him, every scar he has, the way he smells, whether or not he snores.
*She has every picture of him and they are out and in frames, she stares at them for hours on end.
*She has read every letter at least 40 times.
*Even though her man is a half a world away, she still manages to go on with her life, as he would want her to.
You may not know what she looks like, but as soon as you see her in the store you'll know that her husband is a world away without even having to speak to her.
She's the one who's half frowning half smiling, she has at least one Support our Troops pin that she wears and one that's on her car.
Half her wardrobe is based on his military branch. She owns lots of stuff that has his branch on it. She never knew that she could love the color camouflage green, tan, navy blue, red or black so much.
Next time you see her, you'll know her, thank her for what the man she loves is doing. She will greatly appreciate it and she will smile and thank you, and just because you thanked her she smiles the rest of the day.
Another one...
I would like to recognize these often underestimated, unseen, and
unheard heroes.
This is for the young women that are waking up at 6 a.m. every
morning, laying out clothes and packing three lunches for those
small precious children that they have been left alone to care for.
This is for the pregnant Military wife wondering if her husband
will make it home in time to watch their miracle happen.
This is for the childless Military wife, living in a town or on a
base alone where she is a complete stranger to her surroundings.
This is for the women that feel like a third leg when they go out
with their friends and their husbands.
This is for the Military wife that canceled all her plans to wait by
the phone, and even though the phone broke up and cut off every time
you spoke to him you waited anyway.
This is a pledge to the women that cry themselves to sleep in an
empty bed.
This is to recognize the woman that felt like she was dying inside
when he said he had to go, but smiled for him anyway.
This is for those of you that are faithfully in that long line at
the post office once a month, handling 2 large boxes and 2 small
children like a pro.
This is for that woman that decided to remodel the house to pass
time, and then realized that she had no idea what she was doing and
sighed and wished she had a little help.
This is for all the lonely nights, all the one-person dinners, and
all of the wondering thoughts because you haven't heard from him in
days.
This is for the sad Military wives, the angry Military wives,and the
strong Military wives.
A toast to you for falling apart, and putting yourselves back
together. Because a pay check isn't enough, a body pillow in your
bed is no consolation, and a web cam can never compare.
This is for all of you no matter how easy or hard this was for you.
Our soldiers/sailors are brave, they are heroes, but so are you.
So the next time someone tells you that they would never marry a
Military guy, don't bother explaining to them that you can't control
who you fall in love with. Just think of this and nod your head,
know that you are the stronger woman.
Hold your heads up high, hang that flag in your front yard, stick
100 magnets on your car, and then give yourself a pat on the back.
Be proud to be the woman that you are, be proud to be a Military
wife!
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