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A tip of the hat to military dependents..

ltcdoty
I posted on the thread about why you enlisted....and I read the thread about those that didn't.....so I got thinking about the military dependents..

My wife was a GI brat,,, she spent kindergarten through third grade at an airbase in Nagoya Japan.....and moved around the country with her dad an Air Force Major.

She spent sixth and part of seventh grade at Clark Air Base in the Philippines where her dad died of a massive heart attack at the age of forty-three.

So I got thinking about all the moms and kids that didn't have a say in it....when dad moved, they all moved...never able to form long term childhood friendships and all that goes with it...

Now we have moms also serving along with dads....and the kids go along for the ride.

So here's to all the moms and dads and all the GI brats....

Thanks for your sacrifices[^]
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  • andrewsw16
    I was a military brat and I have to say that I loved that life. I did not mind moving every 3 or 4 years. I viewed it as an opportunity to meet new friends. True friends I stay in contact with by mail. The others were just pleasant acquaintances. The travel was unequaled. Before finishing school, I lived in England, France, and Bermuda. I can highly recommend that life. [:)] My own wife and kids also got to experience it while I was on active duty.
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  • kimi
    Thanks for recognizing these folks. I did everything I could to keep my son connected to his birthplace, Beaumont, Texas, and his relatives there and elsewhere in Texas. He was able to put down some roots there during and shortly after his college years. He was also able to put down some roots in the Renton, Washington area, where he lived out his middle and high years, plus those since after returning to Washington from Texas. He truly enjoyed his three years in Naples, Italy, where he was active in the three main sports for American kids during ages 8 through 11. The old saying, "You can take a Texan out of Texas, but not the Texas out of a Texan holds very true for him!"
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