Originally Posted by Pat G
Oh my gosh, you are so right. it is tough. We got caught during our second ten yrs. when Viet Nam broke out. He was on an aircraft carrier & was the first to respond when 2 of the battleships were hit.
He was gone 7 of our last 10 yrs. Yes, it was tough. We ended up married 50 yrs. though so we must have done something right.
I lost him 2 yrs. ago so I lost my real buddy.
Pat
So sorry you lost him, we are getting close to 50 years, you know my folks were married 64 and still held hands and were so in love with each other. You learn to treasure the times when that ship came in, and deal with life when it left. We didn't have email or cell phones , I have friends who are able to talk to their husbands every night and they are in the war zone, that helps the families so much, the Dad /mom can stay connected to the kids. My DH has had by pass surgery 3 times, and aneurysm surgery once, he is finally getting better again. He was also on a carrier, The Forrestal, now if we can just keep our benefits...glad to meet you Pat.