FROM MILITARYFAMILY.COM...
My soldier and I had only been dating a mere six months when he deployed to Iraq the first time. We were very much in love and missed each other with every fiber in our being. The communication left something to be desired since he was in the initial invasion of the war. I spent my days working, going to college, and dreaming of the day he would return.
His mid-tour leave was almost eight months into his year-long deployment. I cleaned the house from top to bottom, stocked the fridge with all his favorite foods and counted down the days until we could spend two wonderful weeks together. Mid-tour was everything I hoped it would be; we were gloriously happy and spent every moment having fun. I had to send him back and it was nearly as hard as sending him initially.
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