Stryker Brigade News

I had one coming home and eventhough I will always support the kids over there in harms' way, I am disgusted.I am sick at my stomach.Godspeed though to each and every one of these brave men and women.

I have a son and a brother in law deployed. In a way you have no right to edit my comments, with all due respect. I support all the kids.

I have been waiting patiently and proudly for my brother to return from Iraq! And so has his whole family. An employer in the U.S. who has an employee who is scheduled to have a certain day in which they leave for vacation, would never be allowed to not let that person go because of something critical happening within that company. Yet, here we stand one day from when our brother, husband, son, and dad is suppose to be home and they call and say "he is not coming because we need more security in Iraq." Please let them come home!!

SICK!!!! Be noisy about it, like me! I'm told they do this all the time, well they shouldn't! Never should soldiers be packed and ready to go and be denied their families any longer! If someone is extended, it should be with at least a month prior notice. My husband and I feel helpless to this cruelty. If he is harmed through this decision, I have no idea what I'll do. Our soldiers are your people and you are ABUSING THEM! UGHHHH I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW ENRAGED THIS HAS MADE ME! You are toying with good people who served their time, you gave them a glimpse of hope and then crushed it for them and US. How dare you? As an ehtical being(s) (supposedly)? They better baby those guys and treat them like porcelean, they did enough for our country in a year. For other branches, this would be the equivalent of THREE deployments! What is God's name allowed this to happen?!

This is totally outrageous. I can't believe that our guys were coming home next week and now you have the adacity to extend them. We have served our time over there, our men are ready to come home for rest and to move on with their life and now you you have pulled the rug out from under us leaving us hanging not knowing what to expect now. If you were in the same situtaion you would not want an extenstion. This needs to stop. We need to take care of our own. I stand behind my husband 100% but I am tired of all the BS. God Speed. I will continue to pray for our men and women fighting. We need change and we need more people praying for change and for peace. God help us all.

This is what our soldier's signed up to do. It comes with the job, and for anyone to bring any one of them down with your attitude should be ashamed. You will have the guilt to carry when something happens to the one you love because YOUR negative attitude had them pre-occupied and not at the top of his or her game.

Like I told my husband tonight, go in there, dont' take names, kick butt-USA style and come home safe and sound.

Every one of the Stryker's has my full support!!

Where can I being. Well, this is my third deployment I have been though. I feel like I am raising my 4 kids ages 6-4 all alone. I remember when this happened to me when my husband was sent to Afganistian and they where extended for awhile. Once he return from that tour, less then two weeks we got word he was going to Iraq around Dec. he could leave very soon. I remember how I was shoked that people where beginning deployed back to back like that. Within one week I was packed up and headed home to be around my family. Then now I am in Alaska and I was so happy to tell my kids that there daddy was coming home and made signs, etc. Then I get the bad news that now I have to tell my kids no daddy for awhile. They do ask me questions why? All I say is that daddy loves you and someone above daddy needed him. I do no my kids hate watching the news. Whenever I do decided to watch it in a blue moon they get up and leave, or say with a scared look change this! I am very scared about them maybe going to Baghdad! I try to be strong for my kids, so they do not get depressed and I get them involved with all kinds of things like sports, etc. I no that I can not change the outcome of this decision, that has been made, so I just pray, call my mom and friends when I need someone to talk to. I am 75% ok, but 25% of me is still thinking this is just a bad dream! I say just keep very busy. I no how many people are just so depressed and down. I totally understand where you are coming from. I will pray for each and every soldier that is deployed. I think the government is wrong for just thinking that they can just treat people like this. We all understand this is a war, but this was just so wrong to do this at the last minute. They should have sent in new soliders and give are guys a break!!! Well, take care to all and try to be strong ok.