Uncle Sam provided my brother-in-law a once in a lifetime birthday gift today... an all-expense, perhaps year-long adventure to the Middle East. So, we all got into the car this morning for the big party at 4:30 a.m.
It's going to be a difficult 2011 for him, my sister, and my nephew.
Never underestimate the sacrifices our soldiers endure, and more importantly, the family they have to leave. Children as young as my nephew don't know what this all means. His tears and cries for his daddy are only briefly comforted by the slideshow of pictures I show him on my laptop.
