Support Our Military Families

First Lady Michelle Obama is asking the  America citizens to reach out to support our troops and their families. Because some of our military troops have been away from their wives, children or fiancee for at least two years. They are also hoping that eveything will still be the same way it was the day they left.

But some of our troops may be coming home to broken marriages, broken wedding engagements and some may not have a anyone to come home to or have a place to lay their head.

Some of the troops will be coming home with war injuries, mental disorders and they will need lots of moral support to be able to get through their tuft times.

I myself have been supporting the military families for many years. Especially those who had to leave their families to go to fight for our country, the United States of America. Because I was born into a military family. My real father was in the navy who had to be away from home a lot so I never got to see him much. My stepfather served in the U.S. Army, I had three brothers in the military, one received a honorable discharge from the Army who was drafted to go to Vietnam, one served  4 years of service in the U.S. Navy, and one was in the Army reserves. My husband is a retired veteran from 20 years of service in the U.S. Army. And now I have a nephew in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Vandegrift (FFG48).

I’ m so glad that First Lady Michelle Obama is asking the American citizens to reach out to support the military families to let them know that they are not alone. We should also honor and respect them for the great job they have been doing to help keep our country safe.

Our military families should be receiving everything that they are intitled to like, healthcare, a comfortable income, life insurance and any other benefits for their families if something were to happen to them.

Because when my stepfather discharged from the U.S. Army they were unable to located his military papers so he wasn’t able to get the proper care that he need from his war injuries. He was shot in the face and he was having terrible headaches. He died at the age of 45 and my mother never received and benefits to help take care of his four young children alone with the 6 she already had from her previous marriage. So she had to get on welfare. But you know I am very proud of my mother because when my baby sister started going to school all day. My mother enrolled into to college and earned a B.A. degree in Childhood Development and she was hired full-time as a teacher. She said she did this because she did not want any of her children on welfare. She  on October 3,1999 and was given a certifcate from her church, San Francisco Christian Center for mother of the year.

My husband’s father died from a drowning accident at the age of 45.  He also served in the U.S. Army his wife never never received any income or healthcare benefits to help her care for their 8 young children. So she had to go out and work on two jobs to provide for the family.

So American citizens, we need to start supporting our military families by letting them know that there are many resources out there available to them and their families to take advantage of. Because we shouldn’t have so many homeless vets living on the streets today. Because they have put their lives on the line for us.