You may read this and think I am insane or that the grief has finally pushed me over the edge but I feel I have to share this story.
Last night through the men and families of the Company my son served with and I have adopted as my extended family I found out we had lost two of ours. I will not post the names yet as the Dept. of Defense hasn’t made those names public. I wouldn’t discuss their death except I know the families have been officially notified.
To say this news upset me is an understatement. My heart broke at the news, for those two men, for their families, for their brothers in arms and for this nation. Having heard this news through the Army family grapevine I prayed it was a rumor that the news was exaggerated. I held on to hope they were only injured. Well this morning I read that 5 NATO troops had been killed in Afghanistan yesterday, two of them US Army. This news report and word from those in the company in Afghanistan confirmed what I knew.
I read this news on the AP wire and walked away from my computer to accept it. As soon as had I stepped away from the computer having read this I heard Micheal’s voice clearly say “They’re here.” It wasn’t a whisper, it wasn’t sad, it was comforting. Like when you have lost your child in a crowd and someone says those words that calm you, “They’re here”. And I knew they were with him. There was a certain peace in the words. He was telling me they were safe and at peace with him now. On Army Guardian Angel duty.
Am I crazy? Maybe. Maybe I just so needed to hear it I did. Doesn’t matter… All I know for sure is they are there… where ever there is.
I will update this with a proper tribute to the two men as soon as DoD officially releases their names. In the meantime… send comfort to their families and honor them by taking care of their brothers still fighting in Afghanistan.
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13722
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died July 15 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Killed were:
Sgt. 1st Class John H. Jarrell, 32, of Brunson, S.C.
Sgt. Leston M. Winters, 30, of Sour Lake, Texas.
No, you are not crazy.I was a hospice nurse for several years, and I heard many, MANY grieving families talk about experiences like this.You still have a strong, unbreakable connection to Micheal, and probably always will, and there is NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. As military parents we all know very well the closeness brothers in arms share. Why should it end at death?
*hug* more brave men dying honorably against those camel lovers, RIP
Angelia,
I don’t think you’re insane. I think he was letting you know they are safe in heaven. I’ve had similar experiences and they are very real.
I am so sorry to know two of the men in that attack were your family. It’s just devastating.
Love you,
Julie
God bless these fine young men. God bless Michael. God bless you and your family for their sacrifice.
I believe that you heard your son’s voice and that he told you the truth. My experience with my dad, and also, strangely, with two dogs, proves to me that Life never ends and that the veil is thinner than we think. Love to you and your son, and to the families of the warriors who sacrifice for our country. May our work back home be as useful and determined as theirs on the fronts.
I believe that you heard your son’s voice and that he told you the truth. My experience with my dad, and also, strangely, with two dogs, proves to me that Life never ends and that the veil is thinner than we think. Love to you and your son, and to the families of the warriors who sacrifice for our country. May our work back home be as useful and determined as theirs on the fronts.