tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post6778069895278629364..comments2023-02-25T09:36:18.263-06:00Comments on Red Bull Rising: Des Moines Register Covers Fort Irwin, Calif.Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12357128909045161891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-18431184236896952972010-10-22T01:38:41.570-05:002010-10-22T01:38:41.570-05:00I was actually following this while you were out t...I was actually following this while you were out there. The Des Moines Register? You mean the Pulitzer Prize winning Des Moines Register? I know it well. I'm glad to see the "information center" embedding a reporter to Ft. Irwin. Let's hope they decide to keep them, and send them to Afghanistan and other parts East.Kananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317494343177263398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-57930404722629722262010-10-21T20:16:06.140-05:002010-10-21T20:16:06.140-05:00My son joined less than 2 years ago and is going t...My son joined less than 2 years ago and is going to Afghanistan. I was a bit surprised because he is 39 years old with a wife and 4 children. He really loves our country. It is quite a sacrifice on his part as well as his family. His 13 year old son has become very quiet, the older ones stay very busy with school and work and when his little 8 year old daughter starts to cry because she is missing him, I have to do all I can to keep the tears away myself. I hope and pray their mission is a success. God bless our troops.Peggy, Army Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-39393778716000652012010-10-21T09:48:08.295-05:002010-10-21T09:48:08.295-05:00@ Heather: Thank you for your family's service...@ Heather: Thank you for your family's service! One of the reasons I started the Red Bull Rising blog was to educate people on the services and sacrifices we have asked of our National Guard friends and neighbors!<br /><br />Some people, after all, still don't realize that today's National Guard is a full partner in U.S. military efforts. As you know, there's no such thing as "one weekend a month." We ask an awful lot of our citizen-soldiers ... and their families.Charlie Sherpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791563886675329245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-25167311191940124692010-10-21T09:04:18.904-05:002010-10-21T09:04:18.904-05:00My brother, SSg Benjamin Sonksen is also on his 4t...My brother, SSg Benjamin Sonksen is also on his 4th tour in only 7 years. He has a wife and two little boys at home in Iowa. Almost same story - he dropped down to National Guard from full-service Army, and has been deployed twice since doing so.Heather Jonesnoreply@blogger.com