Troy Jr. Deploys
January 5th, 2008 by Admin
I don't mean that in a disrespectful manner, so I hope Troy doesn't take it that way. A couple of days ago, 1SG Troy's son deployed to Afghanistan – from the very place he, himself, just returned.
HATE….ANGER….PRIDE….SADNESS….PRIDE…..SORROW….. FEAR…..PRIDE….these are the emotions that have been swirling through me today like a F***ing tornado as my family took my oldest son to the airport today and put him on a plane to start his journey that will take him into war. With every bad feeling came pride. How could I not be proud of this awesome young man? I watched him grow up from playing with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to GI-Joes, to now being a GI Joe himself. I am the rock for my family, just as I am the rock for my soldiers that work for me. Being the “rock” is honorable thing, but it also means not being able to waiver or always show the emotion that I have inside.
Read the rest over at Troy's Military and Afghanistan Blog. Buried in the story as well is that Troy got the honor of pinning SGT stripes onto his son before he left!!
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