text: That's very sweet of you, to be thinking of them.  Thank you.\n\nMy husband (who is US Army) and I did lose a couple acquaintances in Iraq.  But luckily (even though it might not seem like "luck"), throughout our whole battalion, we had fewer than one casualty a day (more like one a week, if that), and only a couple injuries a week.  Of course one is too many...but it's better than a thousand.\nOur big welcome home ceremony is next month, and I thank God that almost everyone who went down range is going to be there!\n\nYou want to join the Army?  It's more than saving lives...\nThere's an old saying:\n"If you want peace, prepare for war."\nAre you ready to do that?  If you are, go for it.  If not...there are easier ways of saving lives.