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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Canada's Invisible Army
Many Canadians have a spouse, family member or friend in the military. The people that remain at home have many different sets of stress to cope with these absences. The late night phone call, the late night knock on the door from a padre are the worst case scenarios. The children are ill, when Mom or Dad is deployed. Bills must be paid for day to day living. If a mother is expecting and her husband is serving on a dangerous mission overseas, she needs friends and family to assist her through this most difficult of times.
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What a great idea, in the sense of helping fellow Canadians cope with the pressures of having someone serving our country in war torn lands. Kudos to this site
ReplyDeleteNice set up looking forward to loads of Photos
ReplyDeleteAs the father of a fine soldier currently deployed in Afghanistan, I applaud this site and wish you good luck. We as parents need a space to talk and share both pain and pride. Well done.
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Well done many groups like the Quilts of Valour and the Red Friday Group are in support of our men and women. As my niece serves her second tour in Kandahar I can visually see the stress on my sister's face as she frets about Dana. Hoping that she will use this site to chat and share with other Mothers.
ReplyDeleteSoldiers Friend can you send this on to your sister
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing from Dana's mom .I know how you feel .You are so glad when they return from their first tour and your heart sinks when they start packing for the second .We are all praying for her and hope she will be home soon.A few tears never hurt anyone ...and proves you are human and carry that right as a Military MOM .
God Bless
Dear Betty indeed it does tear your heart each time they go away. and the hurt ing is replaced with overpowering PRIDE in the knowledge that your son or daughter is making a difference in this world of ours. God Bless from Dana's mom
ReplyDeleteCan anyone tell me the name of the ladies or the man with the Quilt, and was it a quilt of Valour....Just Curious.
ReplyDeleteOur allied members of the Invisible Army mourn and celebrate their loved ones:
ReplyDeletehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10246936.stm
Hi I am the QOV rep my name is Betty Mahar the lady in the middle is Charlene MacInnis from MFRC and our soldier is Tyler Coady the story is in the guardian this is the link http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=44076&sc=98
ReplyDeleteSadly this morning some members of the Invisible army lost a loved one. Sgt Martin Goudreault of Sudbury Ont. May he Rest in Peace.
ReplyDeleteWhen a fellow soldier moves on to the advance party, it is very sad.However the comrades and family members can take comfort in tyhe fact, that Canada's Military do make a significant difference in this world we share. May God Bless Sgt Goudreault.
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see this site. I hope the word spreads and many people use it!! My son has not been deployed to Afghanistan, yet. I have had family members and good friends over there. I pray for all military personnel over there that they come home safe. If it were possible I would sit with each family member & CF member to let them vent. The least I can do is wear my red shirt on Friday and my yellow ribbon pin everyday!
ReplyDeleteMegan Thank You for your insightful comment. I am trying to make this a great site for venting and sharing
ReplyDeleteRobby
All of our soldiers and their members of the Invisible Army are in my Thoughts and prayers daily. God Bless them all.
ReplyDeleteCanadian Soldiers are the heart and Pride of Canada. They are cool and professional. These leaked US reports are rubbish. They were leaked by a US military traitor.
ReplyDeleteI am proud to wear my Red T shirt and Red Vest today to show my Strong Support for our guys and gals in Uniform as well as for their families and loved ones. Be Strong Be Proud Be Canadian
ReplyDeleteRocket Hockey tonight ...hopefully a great turnout! In Dec. I was honored to present a QOV quilt to Mr. Rossignol of Charlottetown ,PEI our first WW2 Vet to recieve a quilt. IF you know of someone who was returned home from duty due to an injury please let myself or one the contacts from our QOV website know so we may give these deserving men and women a hug from Canadians eh! Thanks
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