Stories from frontline families

A large hole in our lives
My husband, the father of our daughter is currently serving in Iraq. He left our lives in July of 2004. This has left a large hole in our lives. My daughter is handicapped and I have had to stop working to be able to take care of her alone. I don't regret being with her but I do regret that her father is not here when his only child is growing up with out him. Bush tells the country that family values and morals are up most in his agenda. I don't see it. My community seems to support the military efforts. But they don't seem to support the families left behind by this deployment. I sound like I am complaining a lot and maybe I am. But right now my husband does not know when or if he will be coming home. I can't see any light at the end of the tunnel and with every day I grow more tired. I love and support my husband in everything he does and I always will. I love my country and hope for the best outcome.
--W.L. Tolman,  Lewiston, Idaho

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