So I have literally watched this video about one hundred times and each time I watch it, it makes me cry. This is the true meaning of love and what Christmas is all about. PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO! and feel free to leave comments to how you reacted:)
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Marine Wife Interview
The interview that I chose to write is about the movie “Brothers.” It came out December 4, 2009 and it is about a young man who comforts his older brother’s wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. It was directed by Jim Sheridan and the stars in it are Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, and Tobey Maguire. This movie was rated R and it was categorized as a drama, thriller, and war movie. The ratings for this movie were very good it got a 7.2 on the web site IDBM.com. Tobey Maguire plays Capt. Sam Cahill the Marine that is deployed and his wife is played by Natalie Portman who plays Grace Cahill. The younger brother was played by Jake Gyllenhaal and his name in the movie was Tommy Cahill. The interview I chose was of the main characters wife Grace Cahill (Natalie Portman) and how home is a second battlefield which I believe that she is completely correct about and until you are in a situation like that you don’t truly understand what that really means. Also she brings up the fact that brave Americans devote their time and life to defending our country when they are gone it leaves giant holes in their families. Coming from someone who is in that situation I know what it is like to have to spend Christmas, birthdays and every special occasion that happens over a year without a loved one. It is not the most enjoyable thing and I will be the first to tell you that it is hard but it makes the time that you do have to spend with them so much more valuable and special. She also says that we should always respect our troops, veteran’s and their families and even more now because she believes that they do not get taken care of the way that they should be. I really enjoyed watching this movie and the interview I would recommend that if you haven’t seen the movie to watch it and to please watch the interview that I have posted below. I also posted the trailer for the movie if you would like to watch that.
The Interview…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxvK_hgjNdw&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLA6A647E980355CE0Movie Trailer…
Letter to a Military Spouse
I found this wonderful article on http://www.freewebs.com/katearmywife/quoteslyricsetc.htm
My personal reaction to this article was that this article is absolutely amazing and extremely thoughtful and deep. It means a lot to know that even though someone is not in those shoes they have that much compaction and are able to put them self in someone else’s shoes. Please leave comments and let me know what you think, i really hope that you enjoyed this post.:)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Another Reminder That Freedom Is Not Free.
Thursday, January 12 a CH-53D helicopter crashed in Afghanistan Afghanistan ’s southern province of Helmand
The news of the tragic helicopter really touched home with me because it really made me think about the fact that I took for granted that my brother made it back safely. We see tragic stories like this or about the war almost every day on the television, in the newspaper, or on the radio and it has different effects on everyone. My heart goes out to the family members of those six Marines and I am sorry for their loss. To most people hear news like this and it is so normal that they don’t take much notice to it. Those Marines were husbands, wives, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and loved by many and earned respect. Too many people are quick to forget about them and go on with life because what is it to them, why is this the average Americans thought process? There are those who know what it is like to have a loved one fighting for our freedoms and they have sympathy for those who are left to carry on with another stinging reminder that freedom is not free.
The news of the tragic helicopter really touched home with me because it really made me think about the fact that I took for granted that my brother made it back safely. We see tragic stories like this or about the war almost every day on the television, in the newspaper, or on the radio and it has different effects on everyone. My heart goes out to the family members of those six Marines and I am sorry for their loss. To most people hear news like this and it is so normal that they don’t take much notice to it. Those Marines were husbands, wives, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and loved by many and earned respect. Too many people are quick to forget about them and go on with life because what is it to them, why is this the average Americans thought process? There are those who know what it is like to have a loved one fighting for our freedoms and they have sympathy for those who are left to carry on with another stinging reminder that freedom is not free.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Those Left At Home.
Everyone realizes that it is stressful for the military person being on a deployment, but no one really realizes how hard it is for the family. For their friends and others life goes on after the military person leaves and before they know the person is back. For loved ones and the family members the seconds feel like hours, the hours feel like weeks and the weeks feel like years. Needless to say the time that their loved one is gone drags on for the family. Statistics show that family members that have a loved one away affect’s children and teens in negative ways. They are more susceptible to bad behavior and social problems. For more information about this topic visit the website http://mo4h.missouri.edu/programs/military/resources/manual/Deployment-Cycles.pdf. The website is absolutely amazing it gives information about every age group starting from an infant through eighteen years old. It talks about the behaviors and moods that are to be expected and remedies that will help.
I have a brother that has been in the military for three and a half years and he has deployed, he was gone for seven months. I interviewed him and asked him about how being in the military has changed him. I also answered the questions and I was not surprised at all how much it has changed me because I see the changes in everyday life. I asked five basic questions that to most people will seem simple but when you are in the situations they mean so much more because those simple questions have deeper answers. I did the interviews to show the changes that do take place not only in the one away but the ones that are left home waiting for their loved one. The first question I asked him was, “has your experiences changed the way he views life, how so?” He said, “Yes, always appreciate what you have and there is always someone worse off than you, no matter how bad you have it. Also there is no such thing as you can’t, you can do anything you set your mind to and life is fragile so enjoy every minute you have.” The second question I asked him was, “has your experiences changed the way he reacts to different situations, how so?” He said, “Yes, I react different about everything and I view the world different, I also get angry faster but I have less patients.” The third question I asked him was, “has your experiences changed what you value, how so?” He said, “Yes, I value family, being home, time, life, the life I have been given from my mother, way more than I did before.” The forth question I asked him was, “has your experiences changes what you want out of life, how so?” He said, “No and yes, no because before I had some sort of direction, I wanted to do something with sports and I ended up joining the military, now when I get out I have no idea what I want to do when I get out. Yes because I have better perspective and all I wanted to do before was travel and get out of New York State and now I just want to be home.” The last question I asked him was, “has your experiences changed the way you view yourself or forced you to change yourself.” He said, “I do not view myself any different, but I have changed. It changed the way I think about everything from a different perspective.” I also answered the same five questions but my experience would be having him away and missing him so much. The first question I answered with, “Since my brother has left my view of life has changed a lot, he has taught me so many important life lesions that not that many people have the privilege to be taught. I realize now that life is too short to stress about the little thing, family is forever when other people come and go, always be faithful and true to yourself, and to always do the right thing even when no one is looking because at the end of the day you have yourself to answer to.” The second question I answered with, “the way I react to different situations has changed drastically because I used to get upset over the littlest things and in the big picture the really didn’t matter.” The third question I answered with, “Having my brother being gone has had a tremendous effect on what I value. I value my family a lot more, all of the extras my parents do for me that other children couldn’t dream of, and how fortunate I am to live in a free country. Some children wake up in the morning without parents and their biggest problem is finding something to eat that day with the same cloths they have had on for weeks, so if my biggest problem in the day is my hair not straightening just right in the morning I am doing alright and I am thankful that for all that I have.” The forth question I answered with, “My brother has taught me a lot about life in general and from that has helped me indirectly figure out what I really want out of life. I used to have no idea all I wanted was to get out and travel far away, I have learned from him leaving and now all he wants to do is get back and I don’t want that to be me. I also learned that nothing matters if you are not surrounded by the people that you love so being far away will not benefit me at all and they will not be there forever and that I need to spend time with them while I can.” The last question I answered with, “I have much more to learn but my brother has helped me mature and grown as a person, and I will always be in debt to my big brother.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
About My Blog:)
A blog for those who really know what it is like to miss someone. Now I’m not talking about a loss, although I realize that is hard, you come to terms in your head that you will never see that person again. The kind of missing that I am talking about is the missing hole in your heart every day and the count down of months until they come home again. You know that one day you will see them, but it is the time in between the hours in agonizing pain because a huge part of your life is missing. But when you talk to them once a week, if lucky, all you want to do is break down and tell them how much you miss them but you know you need to be strong for them. There is a purpose for those who wait- the pressures make us stronger and the hard lessons make the difference. We are the families, the supporters, and the ones that wait for the return of a loved one in the military.
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/3FdqcWP2pUj/Marines+Return+Home+Camp+Pendleton+After+Serving/EAFcmQbU_go/Steve+Rodriguez
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