My Life as an Army Wife

My name is Lisa and I am an Army wife married to a SGT in the Army. My husband has just returned home from Iraq a few months ago. That was the toughest year for us both. It was constant fear everyday. I was so scared thinking he wouldn't come back home to me. I was very proud of my husband for choosing to defend our country but at the same time I was angry at the government for keeping this war going. So many men had been killed and I didn't understand why they kept the troops there. 

It was a very emotional time for me. I felt that no one could understand how I felt. I would go weeks sometimes a month without a word from my husband and that just made it worse. I had begun to hate the military and was tired of always being alone. The first year we were stationed in Colorado he was always gone in the field training. Sometimes weeks at a time. I had never been away from home before so it was hard for me. I became very homesick and depressed. So then i had begun speaking with a Chaplin on the post. He gave me suggestions of how to deal with the deployment. I had begun to make friends and seen that someone finally understood how I felt because they were going through the same things. 

I had volunteered as a family care team member in my husband's unit. I had met a lot of good people and started going to FRG meetings and joining in at functions. The time started to fly by and I was thankful. I once again felt happy and realized what sacrifices were really all about. The fears were always still there for my husband but I had learned to have more faith and support the troops.