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It must really suck to be in the military and get deployed overseas when your wife is pregnant. Unfortunately, I'm sure that happens altogether far too often, especially these days. I was lucky enough to be there for the birth of both of my kids, but a lot military folk are not so fortunate. Staff Day's daughter was due to be born in September, but he wasn't expecting to meet her until he got leave in February. That was before a vehicle he riding in in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb and the shrapnel hit the fan. Actually, the shrapnel hit Sgt. Day, sending him to a hospital in Germany. His wife came from Italy, where he was stationed, to be with him. That, however, meant that she was in Germany and too close to her due date to return home.
Senior military officials worked things out so that Mrs. Day could have her baby in Germany and her husband could be with her. "It really helped out to not be apart during the birthing," she said. While no one ever wishes for anyone to be injured, it seems to have worked out okay in this instance. I wish both mom and dad a speedy recovery!
Thanks to Ann Adams for pointing out my spelling error - Sergeant just doesn't look right no matter how you spell it.
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9-18-2007 @ 12:55PM
Amanda said...This makes me so sad! my best friend has a 9 month old baby and she is 5 months pregnant with twins (yes...gasp!) anyway, her husband has been deployed to iraq and is not scheduled to be back until march so he will not be able to see his daughter turn one or meet his new boys until they are around 3 months old. They made a video of him singing and talking to the babies, telling them good morning and good night, merry christmas, happy first birthday to his daughter and then saying hello to his sons for the first time. It is heartbreaking. I hope that everyone will pray hard for a safe return of all our men and women out there who are missing out on being with their families. God Bless Everyone
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9-18-2007 @ 7:59PM
Ann Adams said...No problem. I had to check the dictionary to make sure I was right.
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9-18-2007 @ 9:22PM
brandi said...Military wives dont assume their husbands will be there for anything! I'm very happy they got to experience this together, but with the military it's always something like he might be there for the birth but not there for any of the firsts. So yes pray for all military men and women for a safe and quick return!
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