NEW: Thousands more Marines and sailors are on the way to the Middle East as the U.S. bolsters its presence in the region.
A task force of about 4,500 personnel from the USS Boxer amphibious ready group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently sailing across the Pacific to deploy.
Once in the Middle East, the group will overlap with the USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for some time, and then will replace the 31st MEU altogether.
I have so much respect, and feel so much honor for her, but my mama heart is torn apart because my daughter just deployed yesterday on a Navy ship and we wonโt be able to hear from her for about three months or longer. I am so proud of her, but active duty scares me! ๐
>>> and then hubs calls me and tells me while he was driving a tree fell on our truck and almost hit our son in the passenger seat. My nerves are shot. All I wanna do is go home and I still canโt drive back because the weather is terrible. ๐ข
I have been stuck at work since Tuesday. The owner was kind enough to put me and my daughter in a very nice cabin on the river so we donโt have to drive up and down the mountain where it has been snowing consistently for three days now. >>>
After 16 wonderful years, we had to make the most difficult decision of our lives and put our dog down. She was the absolute best. Heartbreak like this doesnโt seem to wanna heal.