Topic: Bad news: my Son says he is being deployed to Iraq...need prayers
Dekrator48
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Hi everyone,
My 24 year old son is in the Army Reserve.
He just told us that his unit is being deployed to Iraq in April 2010.
He said he will start training at various locations around the US in early October.
I have been praying since he joined that he would not be sent to a war zone.
He repairs trucks and said he will be on a base.
That doesn't really make me feel better.
I am scared to death that I could lose him.
He is also having back problems right now.
He has a probable ruptured disc and might need laparoscopic surgery. He has an MRI on 9/24 at 6 pm.
I'm wondering if that is God's way of somehow keeping him home.
Please keep my son, Andrew in your prayers daily, and all of our service members.
Thank you, I appreciate it.
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feelfit
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prayers /\ for Andrew!
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Dekrator48
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Thank you feelfit.
The only way I can cope with it right now is to try not to think about it.
I'll be a basket case by the time April comes.
I appreciate the prayers for my Son.
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joalo
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Your son, Andrew, is in my prayers. I also have a 24 year old son so I feel your pain.
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Fear not ... a number of my friends have been there and back in the past 5 years. Although they didn't enjoy the deployment to the "sand box", they returned just fine. According to them, things are not as dangerous in Iraq now.
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Prayers your way for comfort during this difficult time period and extra prayers for Andrew to keep him safe and out of harms way.
God Bless you all!!!
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Sending prayers for your son Andrew to keep him safe...maybe he won't have to go after all
Gael
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daisyrlb
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Good Evening 48:
Peace to you.
April 2010, a lot can happen between now and then. Lord willing, Andrew won't have to go to Iraq. If he does go, am praying for the Lord's protection.
In the meantime--one day at a time, His grace is sufficient.
I have a little bear made out of camouflage holding an American flag. I'll add Andrew's name to it.
My brother was there for three tours and has arrived home safe.
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2roads
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My neighbors husband just got back after two years there.
He feels the media tends to exagerate things over there and they are shaping up.
Prayers for your peace of mind and time to pass a little more quickly until he returns home-
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just don
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have talked to numerous people who have been there,,,MOST would go right back,they actually enjoyed it there so. they see the need,they see the goal. they WANT to go back if they had the chance.
they see alot,they experience alot,,of good and BAD things. I think they NEED a lot of help and understanding after coming back.
best friends granddaughter is coming home this weekend for a visit,,will have more to say after that talk!!
good luck and God Bless to your son and ALL the troops there and elsewhere!! THANK YOU for their service!!
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dekrator
my dear friend, i'm sending you and andrew prayers for whatever the future holds since it changes every day.
perhaps his appt. might show something too.
just savor every minute, hour, day, week, and 6 months of his time making more precious memories to sustain you both.... hugs/kisses
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Dekrator48
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joalo,
Thank you for your prayers...much appreciated!!
Lou,
Thank you for the reassuring information!
When I hear things like that, at least for a moment, I feel better.
liesandmorelies,
Thank you also, for your kindness and prayers...can never have too many!!!!!!!!!!!
Gael,
I hope you are right that he may not have to go, but I can't be that lucky.
Thank you so much for your prayers!!!!
daisy,
It is reassuring to know that your brother made it home safely from 3 tours.
I am touched that you would add my son's name to your patriotic camo bear.
Thank you for the prayers and kindness!!
2roads,
Thank you for the reassuring information about your neighbor's husband.
I appreciate your prayer too!!!!
don,
Thank you very much for the comforting information from people who have been there.
I am anxious to hear what your best friend's granddaughter has to say.
Thank you for your blessings!!!!!!!!
betty,
Thank you very much for the prayers and advice!!
To me, Andrew will always be my little boy.....I can't imagine him in Iraq.....a mother's nightmare.
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I will pray, also, for you and your son. I love our military; always have always will. Please tell him I thank him for his service.
God bless you.
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Dekrator48
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snailhead,
Thank you for your prayers and kindness!!!!
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sutherngrl
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Will send up my prayer for Andrew.
How admirable to have a son serving his country!
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Dekrator48
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sutherngrl,
Thank you for your prayers and kind words!!!
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Dekrator, I'm praying for your son and your whole family. Not only about Iraq, but more immediate are the prayers for his back and possible surgery.
A few months ago my daughter was in an accident on her honeymoon, and developed a blood clot in her leg. (These can be fatal at any moment).
I was very afraid, just as you are, that I would lose her. Finally I had to realize that she was God's first, and I simply had to do what I could, and leave it in His hands.
Of course, I had all my Lymenet and church families praying for her as well.
We will continue in prayer for Andrew's well being through all these upcoming issues, and will keep your family in prayer also.
Hugs from another MOM!!!
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Dekrator48
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Melodymaker,
Thank you very much for all your prayers...for Andrew now with his back problems, for going to Iraq and for our family.
I can understand how scary that must have been for you and your daughter.
I hope she is doing very well now.
Thanks again, and big hugs back to you!!!
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Sorry to hear this. YOu both ar ein my prayers=( When will this war just end?
Dekrator48
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Lisa,
Thank you so much for your prayers!!!
I hope this war ends SOON.
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Dekrator... Will pray for you and for your son! Keep us posted on his back issues.
You must be proud of him! ( and well should! )
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Dekrator48
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Hi Lymetoo,
Thank you for your prayers.
I am proud of him.
However, I am selfish enough, as a Mom who wants to protect their child, to want him to stay in the USA and not be sent to Iraq.
He has no problem with going...it's me and my daughter who are going nuts.
Thanks again.
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Prayers for Dekrator for peace and comfort during this very, very difficult period. I can't even imagine the stress you are feeling.
God bless you all
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Dekrator48
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liesandmorelies,
Thank you for your prayers!!
I really appreciate it!!!!!
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We owe your son a great deal of thanks for what he is doing. I can identify with what you are going through.
Our son came back from Iraq two months ago after being deployed three different times...once to Iraq, once to Kuwait, once to Bahrain.
Prayers work, because our son came back. I will pray for your son.
Hugs,
lifeline
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Dekrator48
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lifeline,
Thank you very much for your prayers and empathy!
Thank you to your son for his service....so glad he came back to you safely 3 times!!!
Hugs back to you!
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lifeline,
please give your son an extra hug and kiss from us for having served 3 times for his country in protecting our freedoms and safety!
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Praying for Andrew's safety!
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Dekrator48
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opus,
Thank you very much for your prayers for Andrew's safety!!!
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Dekrator48
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Hi everyone,
Here is an update on the situation with my son's back problems....
He had an MRI and has a ruptured disc.
He saw a Dr who referred him to a pain management Dr for injections.
It took awhile for him to get an appt with the pain Dr.
He had an injection into the area 1 week ago and is feeling better, although still limping some.
He is back to work and will have another injection on the 11th.
While he was incapacitated he missed some Army Reserve training that his Unit is doing in preparation for going to Iraq in April, 2010.
One of the schools he missed was to train them to go out and retrieve the broken down trucks that need fixed, and bring them back to the base to be repaired.
I was SO THANKFUL that he missed that school!
He said he will not be certified to do that....so I think that means he will not be able to go out into the field where it is more dangerous......at least I am hoping that is what it means.
It looks like his back problems will not keep him from going to Iraq, but perhaps the missed school due to the injury, may keep him out of harm's way.
I am thanking God for that.
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from one military family to another -- i'll keep your son in my thoughts and prayers.
my son was torn between the marines (like his father) or being a cop. he chose to become a cop. i still worry tho.
please keep us informed on how he's doing.
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Dekrator48
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Thanks randibear!!!
I can understand why you would also worry.
Praying that your son stays safe too.
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dekrader,
sounds like good news after all; praying for him/your family members and all military families.
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Thoughts and prayers are with you. On a happy note for myself and my daughter in law and granddaughter...my son has left Afghanistan today.
He has already served in Iraq. Do you know the military base he'll be stationed at?
I am so excited!! Yet, I feel your concern.
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bettyg
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rday, so happy for you on your son leaving to come home.
my heartfelt sympathies for all those killed and injured in ft. hood by that mental dr! so unbelievable here on us soil...
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Dekrator48
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Betty,
Thank you for all the prayers!!!!
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Dekrator48
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dilly,
I am so sorry to hear about your dear friend's accident and misery.
Thank you very much for your prayers.
None of us really know what's around the corner.
I do trust in God and think that perhaps by being there, he will avoid disaster here....you never know.
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Dekrator48
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RDaywillcome,
Wow, you must be on cloud nine right now!!!
Even more so when you can put your arms around your son on US soil.
I am very happy for you and your family.
Many thanks to your son.
My son is going to Balad.
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