The military deserve respect because they chose a profession which keeps them away from their families (even if the family is going through a hardship).
My husband is a Marine deployed in Okinawa right now and will be gone through the holidays. I am going through a miscarriage with our first child, and he can't come home to be with me.
He is my hero. Every marine deals with loss and hardship in their own way. Mine deals with it on his own, and without me during this time.
It breaks my heart that I can't comfort him and that he is hurting because he can't comfort me.
Military support organizations like Operation Gratitude get the support from Americans to the troops who don't see a lot of support like other military professions.
