Visit to San Antonio

Last week my husband & I flew to San Antonio to visit a few of our very brave Soldiers. These Soldiers were barely 60 days into their deployment when they received a late night surprise attack from insurgents wielding home made bombs and firearms.

The way I imagine it...it must've been completely terrifying.

Thankfully, several were "treated and released," but can you imagine how sleepless each subsequent night has been for those Soldiers? Talk about the ULTIMATE "getting back on the horse" experience.

A few Soldiers, however, sustained injuries serious enough that they had to be sent back to the USA. They made their way from Afghanistan to Germany, and Germany to BAMC (Brooke Army Medical Center) in San Antonio where they've been receiving excellent treatment over these past few weeks. And those were the soldiers we visited last week. It is probably not wise to detail the extent of their injuries here in such a public place (one never knows who might be reading...and I'd rather not say anything at all than to have someone with ties to insurgents read and gloat) but we were very worried about 1 of the Soldiers in particular. However, I am happy to report that we breathed a huge sigh of relief when we actually got to SEE him - he looks amazing and is recovering well. Another Soldier from our Battalion was also doing well - he was up and mostly mobile! We are very optimistic for his full recovery. The third Soldier was in the burn unit and we waited an hour and a half to see him but doctors were with him that entire time so we were just not able to see him before our flight back home. Please, PLEASE, pray for him won't you?

To hear the stories of what they remember and how they sustained each injury is absolutely incredible. I wished in that moment for you to have been in those hospital rooms with me. You would be astounded...and PROUD. At the same time you might also feel some anxiety about the worth of their sacrifice...which is what I'm currently struggling to process. The biggest question I have right now is simply, "Why?"....