Original Comment:   PROUDMARINEMOM "MY MARINE SON LEFT ON FRIDAY THE 23RD AND WILL DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN ON THE 30TH. iN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS I WATCHED HIM SLEEP I WROTE THIS FOR HIM AND WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH OTHER MOTHERS. TO MY DEAREST SON, AS I DRIVE YOU TO THE AIRPORT TODAY, THERE ARE SO MANY WORDS I NEED TO SAY. THIS MORNING THE SKY IS GLOOMY AND GRAY, BECAUSE YOUR GOING FAR AWAY. I TRIED TO HIDE MY FEARS, UNFORTUNATELY THEY SHOWED IN MY TEARS. I DIDN;T WANT YOU TO GO, BUT YOU HAVE TO I KNOW. I WATCHED YOUR PLANE FLY AWAY, FOR YOUR SAFE RETURN I DO PRAY. ANOTHER SEVEN MONTHS APART, WITH YOU GOES MY HEART. AFGHANISTAN IS WHERE YOU'LL BE, I LONG FOR YOU HOME WITH YOUR FAMILY. IN MAY I WILL WAIT ON THE BASE, FOR THE SMILE THAT WILL RETURN TO MY FACE. I KNOW THIS TOUR YOU HAVE TO DO, BUT JUST REMEMBER IT'S I WHO LOVES YOU. SO HEAR ME NOW AND HEAR ME LOUD, OF YOU MY MARINE SON I'AM PROUD. FORGET THE TEARS YOU SAW ME CRY, AND REMEMBER THE WORDS "SEMPER FI!" OUR HUGS, KISSES, PRAYERS AND LOVE GO WITH EVERYDAY, WE COUNT THE MINUTES, HOURS, DAYS AND MONTHS TIL YOUR HOME TO STAY. I LOVE YOU MY ROBBIE, FOREVER AND ALWAYS YOUR MOMMIE" 46 weeks ago Responses:

Kaotickat "*tear* wow this is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this.And i could pretty much feel every emotions you felt that morning...the pain and the sadness of seeing your loved one going away...because i have been there and done that with my husbands year long deployments...and hes about to deploy to afghanistan again :( u and your family will be i my prayers and stay strong...thats all you can do for him :) " 6 weeks ago

Mamma-1988 "That is so beautiful, i too felt the same at that moment,and the night before we had to drop thim off at the airport saying bye fore now my son, not let him see me cry, put that brave smile on just for him cuz i knew deep down in side he's feeling it too!He is a young parent of a boy and girl 6, and 5 he is our youngest of 6. who has made us so proud no matter what. he chose to server his county knowing that he would server on day, but when he came to us to tekk us he had inlisted i cryed, i was in shock, but he said don't cry mamma it will be o.k. i need to do this, for me my children and help what little i can to help my county in keeping it save.just wanted to share! i love what you wrote to your son, my god my ture feelings!." 26 weeks ago

ArmyMom-Twice "I will Pray for you and your son. A part of a mothers heart goes with our soldiers when they leave us. My heart was crushed, bruise, and died when our son was KIA in Afghanistan 8-20-08. The pain never goes away. Our only son. I will ask God to protect your son, may his Guaridan Angel watch over him and bring him back to your smiling face. God Bless" 39 weeks ago