happy memorial day
as you all get up this morning feeling refreshed and relaxed because you didnt have to go into work today, and you are thinking of the great bbq that you will be having later because the weather is absolutely beautiful, please dont forget about the reason that you able to celebrate and have this great fun......
while you are having bbq, homemade icecream and fresh squeezed lemonade, there are members of the armed forces that are having mre's and water.....while you are enjoying sunbathing and slappin on the tanning oil thick, there are those who are piling on the sunblock so that they wont burn cause its over 100 degrees and they have to work.......while you are playing volleyball and laughing with friends......there are people that are dumping the sand out of there boots again so they wont get blisters, and they are also standing in long lines to talk to their family members back home......
stephen has spent the last two days on plaines so that he could make it back to iraq where he will spend atleast another three months(possibly longer) along side his friends and fellow soliders.......so to my baby and all the other Regulators over there......know that we love you and miss you and that not all of us are thinking of today as just a paid holiday from work......some of us are thinking of you and supporting you in all that you do for us.........
to my daddy, ssg. barlow, joel (retired) thank you for your service and pride and dedication that you have instilled in me by your example....i love you and miss you and hope that you and mama have a great day.....
to my little brother, roy barlow (not sure of his rank, i think he just got promoted), a marine stationed in japan.....thank you for what you do and all the hard work you have done......i wish that japan was closer so that maybe you wouldnt have to spend this holiday away from family.........
to my cousin, spc. cook, lee, thank you for answering the call of duty for the third or fourth time now......thank you to your wife and kids for being your support through all of these long deployments....we love you and miss you kid........
and to my husband, ssg. walker, stephen, baby i love you and am soooo proud of you......you are my hero and the hero to our kids......we know it is hard on you to have to keep going back over there, but as we tell the kids, you have the most important job in the world....you not only have to take care of us, but you have to take care of the whole world.......and you do it so well.....we love you and miss you......we are always praying for you and all the service members over there.....be safe and take care of each other and you will be home before you know it!!!!!