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Question

How did you feel when you had to say goodbye to your soldier to go to iraq?

Answer 1

Scared, the scariest thing in my life. My stomach was sick, my hands were shaking. I didn&#039;t want to let him go. I cried for two days after he deployed.

Of course I never showed any of that, and never said anything but supportive comments. I know he needed to feel secure knowing that things here were OK, and that I would be strong while he was away.

I didn&#039;t want him to have to worry about me. Having his full attention on his mission is the best way for him to remain safe.  

Answer 2

My friend went and I have a crush on this guy. So when he left my heart completely broke down. I was crying day and night and I felt my stomach turn upside down. I was in pain! IT&#039;s really really hard.

Answer 3

I have never felt that way as I did the day that he left for lets see--the long deployments  Bosnia, Afghanistan, and 2 tours in Iraq  and then you have the small ones NTC in California.  Everyone always told me that it gets easier to say goodbye well to tell you the truth it does not get easier the only thing that gets easier is my routine that I have when he is gone.  My stomach literally drops out of my stomach and I couldn&#039;t breathe I try to hold it together for my kids but my hands are shaking I can&#039;t talk everywhere you turn there is not a dry eye.    I remember when he left the first time my daughter was only 6 and he was holding her in his arms while she fell asleep and they called everyone to go to formation and he tried to leave with her in his arms and the 1SGT had to pry her out of his arms.  I can see him leaving just like it was yesterday and they say that being a Army Wife isn&#039;t tough.  My A** it is the toughest job in the world and noone can say different.  OMG now you have me all emotional and thinking about all those troops overseas without their families.  God Bless all the troops

Answer 4

About as crappy as you&#039;d think I&#039;d feel.  BUT it was no suprise.  And to be honest, I&#039;ve had to say g&#039;bye plenty times for very long trainings, schools, etc.  

I&#039;m lucky to have a good support group so I always just say my prayers and keep my faith and it makes his deployments a lot easier.  It&#039;s tough though because we never get much warning and we never know where he&#039;s going... and he usually doesnt have lots of communication with us whilst deployed.