Three years ago my husband was deployed with the Alabama National Guard. Since we are a Guard family, we know that it can always happen, but this one took us a little by surprise. He was tagged to go with a unit that was not his own and therefore two years earlier than what we had expected.

It's tough when you think you have two extra years to get your stuff together… and then suddenly you don't. Can I get a hooah?

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