As the title clearly states, my brother is going to Iraq.
Little history. My brother isn't my flesh brother. In fact, he's my best friend. His family adopted me when we were younger, as my family sucked and wasn't able to take care of me properly. Last year, we each joined the military, although different branches. I was discharged for having asthma, even though I had one attack in 8 years. I digress.
Micah has been told the whole time that he has been at his current duty station that he'd be going to Japan. Today he got the news, he's headed to Iraq. For those of you who don't realize the impact of this, imagine the person you care about most, who has been there for you the longest, who has watched out for you, who you have watched out for, going away possibly for you to never see again.
I understand that he might not die while there. In fact, while I was in, I was told that Iraq is 90% sitting around and 10% chaos. But its that 10% chaos that scares me. I know that if I were the one going, and he were the one here at home freaking out, I'd be telling him not to worry, that I knew it was an inevitablity when I chose my job (both of us picked infantry), that I'll be ok, I probably wont even see any action while I'm there, and all the other bullshit that comes along with convincing someone you'll be ok. But since I know that I would say all of that, I also know how much of it is, in fact, bullshit. I don't know.. I'm mostly scared I'll never see him again. You can make gay jokes or whatever, I don't care right now. This is my brother, and I might never get to see him again. And I'm freaking out.
Little history. My brother isn't my flesh brother. In fact, he's my best friend. His family adopted me when we were younger, as my family sucked and wasn't able to take care of me properly. Last year, we each joined the military, although different branches. I was discharged for having asthma, even though I had one attack in 8 years. I digress.
Micah has been told the whole time that he has been at his current duty station that he'd be going to Japan. Today he got the news, he's headed to Iraq. For those of you who don't realize the impact of this, imagine the person you care about most, who has been there for you the longest, who has watched out for you, who you have watched out for, going away possibly for you to never see again.
I understand that he might not die while there. In fact, while I was in, I was told that Iraq is 90% sitting around and 10% chaos. But its that 10% chaos that scares me. I know that if I were the one going, and he were the one here at home freaking out, I'd be telling him not to worry, that I knew it was an inevitablity when I chose my job (both of us picked infantry), that I'll be ok, I probably wont even see any action while I'm there, and all the other bullshit that comes along with convincing someone you'll be ok. But since I know that I would say all of that, I also know how much of it is, in fact, bullshit. I don't know.. I'm mostly scared I'll never see him again. You can make gay jokes or whatever, I don't care right now. This is my brother, and I might never get to see him again. And I'm freaking out.
He has good training under him. BTW, what's his name? I have a friend who's heading out to Iraq, and it's a small world, maybe I know him. =]