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Subject: No Tommy...his family has to stay behind

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James

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Date Posted: 22:00:06 09/22/00 Fri
In reply to: Tommy 's message, "Re: Deploying.... again." on 21:51:14 09/22/00 Fri

When he talks about those sacrifices he makes. Guess what? That's what it is. He has to leave them behind for months at a time while his wife and daughter are all alone. Plus he has to be seperated from them for all that time too. Now I'm not married or have any children, but my guess is that an e-mail is no substatute for actual contact.

That's what he's talking about when he says all that stuff. Now you know...

> Actually it makes me very sad you are leaving . You
> are my friend and it hit me in the gut when I read it.
> I have never known anyone in active dutyn so I have
> never felt what it's like to have someone all of a
> sudden say they have to leave for 3 months. God..how
> does your wife deal with it? Does she get to go to?
> Why do you have to go? I am bummed
> Tommy
> > I leave for Arizona tommarrow (Saterday) at 0300.
> Damn
> > thats early. So I will be out there till the
> > begginning of November. I should still have access to
> > the internet, will have my laptop J, so continue to
> > send email to my normal address. I will still post to
> > the board but probley one once a day or so. So no
> > Tommy, your not getting rid of me! :>
> > Terry

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: No Tommy...his family has to stay behind	Tommy	22:14:32 09/22/00 Fri
Re: No Tommy...his family has to stay behind -- James, 22:22:26 09/22/00 Fri Re: No Tommy...his family has to stay behind -- Tommy, 00:53:54 09/23/00 Sat Whats going on. -- Terry, 04:01:04 09/23/00 Sat Re: No Tommy...his family has to stay behind -- fate_777, 00:51:05 09/24/00 Sun
Re: No Tommy...his family has to stay behind	fate_777	11:52:24 09/23/00 Sat