9/11 happened NINE years ago. Rapid deployments are not slowing down. To say that a family that is left behind don't go through anything while their spouse is deployed is crap. Yes we do not get shot at, BUT we do pray when we go to bed every night that God will keep their soldier safe. To worry every minute of every day for years on end that you will lose your life partner is not easy. Death is not the only worry. Many of our soldiers are coming home mentally and physically broken. The spouses left behind are picking up the pieces of their broken lives and trying to hold their families together. There are many military families that suffer in silence. PTSD and physical disability is a VERY REAL part of these wars.
I would like to say that $6,000 to go towards tuition is a drop in the bucket. There are many spouses out there that will end up being the sole bread winner for the family if their spouse is injured in the line of duty and is medically discharged. What about the spouse who loses their mate. To have an education will at least ensure that we can take care of our families if it comes to that.
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