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Behind ever soldier stands a patient woman called his wife. She is always strong to encourage her husband to go off and fight for the freedom of mankind. She faithfully awaits his return as she watches over their children, takes care of the house ...and holds her head high. Never does she complain about deployments of any length, even though she spends many night alone worrying about her loving husband and his safety. She maintains her ground to ensure her children live a simple life sometimes never knowing their father is absent. We can salute the soliders, and be proud of their bravery, but seldom is the Military Wife given any credit. Today I honor the women who stand behind the Soldiers of the Armed Forces. For without her diligence and strength
loyalty would be still unknown. For she will ensure that her children's memories and freedom will go on. This is her war, to support and stand by through all the years, fears and sometimes real tears of true loss.
The good Lord was creating a model for the military wife and was inot His sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. She said "lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. What;s wrong with the standard model?"
The Lord replied, "Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be completely independant, posses the qualities of both father and mother, be a perfect hostess to four to forty with an hour's notice, run on black coffee, handle every emergency imaginable withouth a manual, be able to carry on cheerfully, even if she is pregnant and has the flu, and she must be willing to move to a new location 10 times in 17 years. And oh, yes she must have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head. "Six pairs of hands? No Way."
The Lord continued,"Don't worry, we will make other military wives to help her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so it can swell with pride in her husband's achievements, sustain the pain of separations, beat soundly when it is overworked and tired, and be large enough to say 'I understand' when she doesn't and say 'I love you' regardless."
"Lord," said the angel, touching his arm gently,"go to bed and get some rest. You can finish this tomorrow."
"I can't stop now," said the Lord. "I am so close to creating something unique. Already this model heals herself when she is sick, can put up six unexpected guests for the weekend, wave goodbye to her husband from a pier, a runway, or a depot, and understand why its important that he leave."
The angel circled the model of the military wife, looked at it closely and sighed, "It looks fine, but its too soft."
"She might look soft, "replied the Lord, "but she has the strength of a lion. You would not believe what she can edure."
Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Lord's creation. "There's a leak" she announced. "Something is wrong with the construction. I am not surprised that it has cracked. You are trying to put too much into this model."
The Lord appeared offended at the angel's lack of confidence. "What you see is not a leak" he said. "It's a tear."
"A tear? What is it there for?" asked the angel.
The Lord replied " It's for joy, sadness, pain, disappoinment, loneliness, pride and dedication to all the values that she and her husband hold dear."
"Your a genius!" exclaimed the angel.
The Lord looked puzzled and replied, "I didn't put it there."
Author Unknown
 
 
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