A Wife’s Letter to Her Warrior
by A letter I hope never is written but suspect already has been. The awful spoils of war.
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Dear Johnny,
Oh, how I’ve missed you all these months and I hope you are staying safe. Your latest letter came today, more quickly than usual. I hate it when you describe the awful conditions over there and I wish that it would end today. The president is sending more troops your way so maybe you’ll get some help and be able to come home earlier.
Everyone here sends their love and best wishes. You’re mentioned in our servicemen’s prayer gathering each Sunday morning at church and I light a candle every Sunday night and pray you’ll come back home safe and sound. We set a place for you at the Thanksgiving Day table and I sat next to your empty chair. We’ll do the same at Christmas.
Johnny, you must know how much I love you with all my heart and soul but I had no idea you would be over there for more than a year. We were so young. Maybe we should have waited to get married until after you got back from combat. I got so lonely, Johnny. I missed you so much. Our daughter will be born next month. I didn’t have the courage to tell you until now. She will carry your name on her birth certificate. That’s the law in this state. Oh, Johnny, I’m so sorry, so very, very sorry. If I don’t hear from you again, her name will be Elizabeth Ann.
Your loving wife, Melissa
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Post Commentjohnnydod
On December 18, 2009 at 4:44 am
Wiping a tear from my eye
Aiyanna
On December 18, 2009 at 4:59 am
Very touching letter!!! There are so many women around the world who would identify with this, especially if they are army wives….:)
drelayaraja
On December 18, 2009 at 5:04 am
Touching.. So is the life of warriors and his beloved.
abhishek40914
On December 18, 2009 at 5:37 am
very touching!
jengriver
On December 18, 2009 at 5:53 am
Touching…….It’s hard to type with this teary eye……..
Lord Banks
On December 18, 2009 at 6:07 am
How very sad, I expect it wont be the last Dear John letter written!
Goodselfme
On December 18, 2009 at 7:23 am
Pretty sad and a bit uncaring for a loving person to write such a note at the bottom.
K.Reshma
On December 18, 2009 at 8:09 am
Very touching
mkd1788
On December 18, 2009 at 8:19 am
nice thinking…really great post..i think u have experience this situation..
Papa Sparks
On December 18, 2009 at 8:28 am
Not quite sure to make of the comments that people leave on posts here. Does anyone really take the time to read what people actually write?
This is some powerful prose and it could be interpreted a few different ways; I like the play on Dear John/Johnny, as in Johnny Comes Marching Home.
Jenny Heart
On December 18, 2009 at 8:42 am
I agree with goodselfme.
daisy peasblossom
On December 18, 2009 at 9:19 am
The name at the beginning gives the whole thing away.
diamondpoet
On December 18, 2009 at 10:31 am
When someone in combat receives a letter like that It has to be hard for them to focus, pretty sure they become distracted, I think things like that should wait until they return home, other lives are also at stake. Awesom and very moving.
rizzei
On December 18, 2009 at 10:51 am
yeah that was a very clever post nice read
Marie Antoinette
On December 18, 2009 at 11:39 am
Now I am confused!
PR Mace
On December 18, 2009 at 12:43 pm
So very very sad. My husband told me of a friend he was out to sea with that received a letter like this from his wife. At that time we didn’t have computers and e-mail. It was as if my husband just dropped off the face of the earth for six months. The life of a military wife is also not an easy job.
Kate Smedley
On December 18, 2009 at 1:42 pm
The ultimate ‘Dear John’ letter, a powerful piece Ken.. situations like these are heartbreaking for everyone involved.
Lady Sunshine
On December 18, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Sad…in many, many different ways, lol. And geez Sparks, you’re on a roll today.
Val Mills
On December 18, 2009 at 2:06 pm
A very moving piece to start my day with. You took me right into that letter.
Authoress Terry E. Lyle
On December 18, 2009 at 8:29 pm
That sucks,
she could have kept that crap to herself…now he’s distracted and not on top of his game which can cause him to get hurt. That bites….
AlmaG
On December 18, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Oh, wow! that is very touching. It brought tears to my eyes
Ruby Hawk
On December 18, 2009 at 11:34 pm
I’m afraid it’s happening to many of our soldier boys. I feel so bad for them but it happens in all wars. Our boys deserve better.
standingproud
On December 19, 2009 at 8:12 am
Yes me too,wipe the tears….
Makes one remember and prays it is never them….
CRYSTAL EVANS
On December 19, 2009 at 10:38 am
a very emotional letter…thanks for sharing…i hope the soldiers will come home soon. x
nsmukundan
On December 19, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Very touching and emotional..great piece of work…My best wishes to U.
lillyrose
On December 20, 2009 at 12:34 pm
I wonder just how many wives have penned a letter like that one. Very sad.
Susie
On December 22, 2009 at 6:07 pm
If somebody’s unfaithful…they are unfaithful. There is nothing to be sentimental about with this “sad” letter. Sounds like the real purpose of the letter is that she now needs her husband’s support and forgiveness because she is lonely. Probablly the baby’s daddy left her since knocking her up. Real selfish of her, that she decided to bomb her man with all news, while he is away in war.
However, I don’t know when she would have informed him in a better circumstance either. WHen he returns home and she is standing there in the crowd holding this kid? That is also hard.
Maybe they can make it work. People make mistakes. Maybe he can forgive her.
wonder
On December 23, 2009 at 8:34 am
A very moving letter. He had the right to know of the little light at the end of the tunnel.