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29 | 21.48% |
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64 | 47.41% |
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6 | 4.44% |
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2 | 1.48% |
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3 | 2.22% |
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12-18-2007, 11:39 PM
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Over there.
My husband feels like he didn't do his part while he was in the Navy because he was never deployed to Iraq/Afghanistan.
I was just curious if anyone else's husband has NOT been over there? A poll is coming.
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Adam never went. He was slotted to deploy when the war started, but because of his job he wouldn't actually be IN theater. Closest he would have to get was Qatar. He ended up staying behind while his unit left because he was also slotted to go back to AIT and reclass and that was deemed more important. His unit was only gone for a few weeks (6 I think), they only got as far as Romania, and then when "Mission Accomplished" and the end of major combat operations was declared they came back home.
Adam feels like he didn't do enough sometimes too, even though he was ready and willing to go. 
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My dh went last year but he still felt like he didnt do what he could cause he was pretty much on base the whole time he was there.
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The closest DJ got was when he went to Guantanamo Bay for six months. He provided medical care for the detainees and was in essence supporting the war, but it's not good enough for him. He was embarrassed when the VA rep told him he would be an Iraqi War Veteran.
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DH is currently on his first deployment to Iraq. When he first joined he worked on the Naval Weapons side of Camp Pendleton and when you work over there you are not undeployable...So after two years they tend to switch everyone around. He was switched in April and deployed by October...He still feels as if he doesnt give enough
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