User:Mypug5

≈I am a 50 year old mother of a 27 year old daughter who lives in Mass and also Twin sons who are now 29, at 17 they joined the marines. I was in my 2nd Marriage and my husband worked for the news "Late Breaking" He also worked for the Police Dept in our town we lived in. My sons were in there senior year and with the help of my friends, all Police Officers they deceided to join the Marinesnfor an education and more.

They deceided to join three months before graduation, they never seen a day of freedom. Freedom is hard for me to say with both sons in the marines. They graduated boot camp in July, then September 11th came and here was war.

I thought the "Sullivan Law" would apply to me, just because they are twins they are my only sons but that didnt matter they were in the same war together. I divorced my 2nd husband and moved still in Mass, worked at Fidelity, I through myself into my job hoping I would forget what I was hearing from my sons. I worked so much I was sick. I went on LTD. I bought a pug, she is my life and all I have.

One sons unit was hit by a morter bomb, he was sent to Germany in a coma for a year but they still sent him back to war, at that time my other son was going through hell losing his friends seeing death and not understanding. they both told me that they felt alone while being deployed, all you have is the Lord. that is who you talk to all the time, they both told me that.

They never thought there would be a war nor did I when they joined the Marines but they ended up in the Marines for another four years. They did hear they were not deployable with rank but, they were. It was horror for me. I do know some things they said when I could see them but these are to sick to say, everyone in war was scared but cannot say that, no one wanted to be there but they are owned by the Government. I would hear from people how can you let your kids do that, "they didnt want to" who would?

I loved work, no one was judged. I drove a new Focus, I had the mother of Marines sticker on it. I lived 2 miles from work and when I drove people would make jesters at me saying they hate war. So dont I and my twin sons that never thought they would see it.

Years go by, sons being deployed they both were in Iraq 3 tours and in Afgan 4 times, that didnt include Korea and other places. After 9 years one son came home, he was asked to go onto the polic department and I told him why not wait and take some courses, I told him how much i made as a tech and he did take courses he still is. He did not re-enlist because I have a disorder. I am disabled. I have Midocondrial disorder, it is not curable and not in America. My mother was not born in America. It is passed only from mother to daughter. I had it at 32 it effects one side of your body, for me it's the right. You find you cannot write, you choke, your whole right side doesnt work. People cannot tell if you have it. I was tested for 7 years until a wonderful Dr knew another Dr at Mass General. He is a directer there. He knows this disorder because he travels to the UK alot to find out cures for us and they have many Midocondrial units there like we have cancer units here. so, all my testing goes to the UK and they talk to the directer who translates to me and my family.

My son who came home for this one big reason was differant. I grew my three kids up by myself. I had no help finatually or no man that stepped up to the plate so I was it and they are what i lived for. They had a good life, they couldnt have lots of things but when they got there licence I gave my new truck to them. They always treated me good and I thank God for them all. One son is still in the Marines.

He has a wife and two children. He met his wife in Japan, he spent most of his career in Japan. He is now in North Carolina.