Just sending love to my family and other wounded Veterans

Goodness, I’ve been completely stumped on a title for this posting. Maybe I should have just left the title blank because that doesn’t seem quite right.  

I  have always been extremely close to my cousin.  We’re three weeks apart in age and that made us have a very special bond/connection growing up and on into adulthood. She had her kids at a young age and I had the privilege of watching her kids grow up through the years.

My cousin’s son, R, is in the military (Marines) and is stationed in Afghanistan.  We found out last night that R lost his leg below the knee when an IED exploded. He’s in good spirits and has been in contact with his wife and his Mom/Dad/brother/sister. R and his wife have two young children (almost 2 and almost 3). He’ll be transferred to Germany before returning to the US.

8 Responses

  1. Faith says:

    Please know we are praying for your cousin. We too have family in the military and know what it feels like to miss them and be concerned for them. I hope his recovery goes well and he is soon reunited with his family. Thank you for sharing.

  2. Faith says:

    Please know we are praying for your cousin. We too have family in the military and know what it feels like to miss them and be concerned for them. I hope his recovery goes well and he is soon reunited with his family. Thank you for sharing.

  3. I will pray for his safe transfer and swift recovery, May his colleagues left behind stay safe also. Jenni

  4. I will pray for his safe transfer and swift recovery, May his colleagues left behind stay safe also. Jenni

  5. Thank you for the lovely comments. It means a lot that you took the time to leave a message. :)Liesl

  6. Thank you for the lovely comments. It means a lot that you took the time to leave a message. :)Liesl

  1. May 26, 2014

    […] his leg below the knee when an IED exploded. (You can read my short posts about our amazing R  here when I first learned he had been wounded and here which was an update after several surgeries.)  He received the purple heart in person […]

  2. May 26, 2014

    […] his leg below the knee when an IED exploded. (You can read my short posts about our amazing R  here when I first learned he had been wounded and here which was an update after several surgeries.)  He received the purple heart in person […]

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